1936. In a little and remote inland town of Andalusia (south to Spain), Higinio is a tailor and a town councilor who has recently got married to Rosa. After the outbreak of Spanish Civil War by General Franco's coup d'etat, Higinio hides in his own house awaiting the right moment to escape with his wife but is caught in his attempt by his neighbor, Gonzalo, who blames Higinio for his brother's death and is looking for revenge him. Captured by Franco's soldiers, Higinio is driven along with other opposition prisoners by truck to a nearby prison, but the unwitting distraction from one of the prisoners gives him a chance to escape and runs across the town to his house where he is to remain hidden in a secret bunker as long as the war lasts. In the meantime, Gonzalo pays his wife occasional visits in the belief that she knows his whereabouts, sometimes torturing her to extract a confession. When the war comes to an end in 1939, Higinio learns from Rosa that Franco is now the ruler of ...

Starring:

Antonio de la Torre , Bel�n Cuesta , Vicente Vergara , Jos� Manuel Poga , Emilio Palacios , Adri�n Fern�ndez , Nacho Fortes , Marco C�ceres , Joaqu�n G�mez , Esperanza Guardado , Antonio Romero , �scar Corrales , Enrique Asenjo , Arturo Vargas , Estefan�a Rueda

Genre:

Drama