A woman director smuggled anti-fascist rage into Franco's Spain disguised as a thriller.
Direction
Mariscal directing herself under a dictatorship — absolutely fearless.
Production
Made with Francoist approval while secretly mocking everything he stood for.
Director
Ana Mariscal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the 'apertura' when Franco slightly relaxed censorship — filmmakers like Mariscal exploited the crack immediately.
This was one of only a handful of Spanish films directed by women under Franco; Mariscal had to found her own production company to get it made.
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