The Blind Sunflowers

The Blind Sunflowers

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2008

Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…

The Blind Sunflowers

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2008

The Blind Sunflowers
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Sociedad General de Cine (SOGECINE) S.A., Producciones Labarouta, Produccions A Modiño, E.O.P.C.
Original title Los girasoles ciegos
Directors Glòria Blanes, José Luis Cuerda
Writers Alberto Méndez, Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda

Cast

Maribel Verdú

as Elena

Javier Cámara

as Ricardo

Raúl Arévalo

as Salvador

Roger Príncep

as Lorenzo

José Ángel Egido

as Rector

Martiño Rivas

as Lalo

Patrick Criado

as Luis

Irene Escolar

as Elenita

David Janer

as Falangista

Ricardo de Barreiro

as Fernández

Miguel de Lira

as Hermano

Fanny de Castro

as Tía Lola

Carmen Losa

as Sobrina

Laura Ponte

as Limpiadora

Luis Callejo

as Fiscal Militar

Karmele Aranburu

as Actriz (voice)

Camilo Rodríguez

as (voice)

Juan Antonio Quintana

as (uncredited)

Fernando Ransanz

as (uncredited)

Mario Roldán

as (uncredited)

Santi Prego

as (uncredited)

Xosé Manuel Olveira

as (uncredited)

Emiliano Otegui

as (uncredited)