

Land and Freedom
1995-04-07 · 109 min · ★ 7.3
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Production companies
- Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films, Road Movies, British Screen
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 228,800
Top Cast
Ian HartDavid Carr
Rosana PastorBlanca
Frédéric PierrotBernard
Icíar BollaínMaite
Tom GilroyLawrence
Angela ClarkeKitty
Suzanne MaddockKim
Jordi DauderSalas
Pep MolinaPepe
Francesc OrellaCasado
Daniel MuñozMan in the Cafe
Marc MartínezJuan Vidal
Sergi CallejaMilitia member
Pascal DemolonMilitia member
Paul LavertyMilitia memberTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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