In Exile: A Family Film
(Un exilio: película familiar)
Juan Francisco Urrusti Alonso | Documentary
2017 | 124 minutes | Mexico
In Exile: A Family Film tells some of the personal accounts that are intertwined with the shared history of Spain and Mexico from the time of Spanish King Alfonso XIII (1874-1923) through the present.
Synopsis
The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) left a million dead and over 500,000 refugees. Mexico welcomed about 20,000. Among them were the filmmaker’s grandparents, parents, and some of their friends. In Exile: A Family Film tells some of the forgotten stories of memory and history -personal accounts that are intertwined with the shared history of Spain and Mexico from the time of Spanish King Alfonso XIII (1874-1923) through the present.
Reviews
"The viewer is left with an indelible portrait of not only the times but of the human beings who fought fascism and strove to create a better world in the first several decades of the last century. Though not without significant limitations, In Exile is a powerful reminder that the great questions of war and authoritarianism that defined the 1930s and 1940s are alive and well today." — World Socialist Web Site
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Main credits
Francisco Urrusti, Juan (filmmaker)
Francisco Urrusti, Juan (film producer)
Other credits
Music, Juanra Urrusti.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Criminal Justice
Culture + Identity
Exile
Family
Fascism + Repression
History
Human Rights
Iberian Studies
International Relations
Migration Studies
Political Science
Sociology
Keywords
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Festivals
Barcelona International Film Festival - Castell Award
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Copenhagen Film Festival - Winner
DocsMX - Jury Mention
United Latino International Film Festival - Award Winner
Wales International Film Festival - Best Documentary
DIRECTOR: Juan Francisco Urrusti Alonso
NATIONALITY: Mexico
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: n/a
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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