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Land and Freedom (or Tierra y Libertad) [4] is a 1995 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Jim Allen. The film narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain , who decides to fight in the Spanish Civil War for the republicans , a coalition of Socialists , Communists and Anarchists ...
Aug 16, 2016 · Of the very few English language films on the Spanish Civil War that there are, Ken Loach’s Land and Freedom is one of the better ones for the portrait if paints of the spirit of those long lost times.
Land and Freedom: Directed by Ken Loach. With Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy. David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists.
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- Drama, War
- Ken Loach
- 1996-03-22
David Carr (Ian Hart), a committed member of the Communist Party in his native Liverpool, England, travels to Spain in 1936 with the intention of joining the anti-fascist International Brigades in...
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- Ian Hart
- Ken Loach
- Drama
In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
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- Road Movies
- Ken Loach
Jul 18, 2016 · Land and Freedom is Loach and screenwriter Jim Allen’s parsing of the uprising against the forces of fascism. At the time of its original release in 1995, it was Loach’s first period film, having been developed by the pair during the early ’90s in the wake of the fall of communism across Eastern Europe.
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Land and Freedom shows the members of the POUM at the front, in their desire for a revolution in the 1930’s. 1 The main character, David Carr, 1 Loach's film is inspired by Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell.
