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A March to Remember

A March to Remember

Vitoria, 3 de Marzo

Spain, 1976. Dictator Francisco Franco is dead, and a people’s uprising is in the works. But after decades imposing abuses through fear, intimidation and violence, those still wielding power in Spain are not prepared to just sit back and allow change. On the 3rd of March, after months of the workers’ union demanding improved conditions, they called a day of general strike in the city of Vitoria. Thousands of workers gathered in the church of San Francisco, while outside, hundreds of armed police forces waited.

Begoña (an exceptional Ruth Díaz, The Fury of a Patient Man, SFF17), a young middle-class woman, tells in first person of the tragedy that occurred that day as a dramatic and bitter confrontation culminated in the murder of five workers ordered by the central government. An event after which Begoña, the city, and the country, would never be the same.

This superb recreation of real-life events is masterfully enriched by extensive documentary images and authentic police recordings to depict an appalling historical episode which to this day, remains shamefully unpunished.

Official SelectionSan Sebastián Film Festival 2018
NominatedFirst Feature Competition, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2018

Please note the film will screen with English subtitles during the festival.

Director
Victor Cabaco
Cast
Amaia Aberasturi, Ruth Díaz, José Manuel Seda, Alberto Berzal
2019 | 92 min | Spain | Historical Drama, Thriller
Spanish with English subtitles
18+ (exemption)