The Apostle (
2012) | IMDb:
6.8
A recently escaped convict seeks to recover a treasure he hid years ago in a small, secluded Galician village. However once there, he finds out that in the village there is an even worse sentence than the one he fled from.
Starring:
Carlos Blanco Vila
,
Xosé Manuel Olveira
,
Paul Naschy
,
Jorge Sanz
,
Celso Bugallo
,
Geraldine Chaplin
Directed by:
Fernando Cortizo
Cell 211 (
2009) | IMDb:
7.6
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Starring:
Luis Tosar
,
Alberto Ammann
,
Antonio Resines
,
Carlos Bardem
,
Félix Cubero
,
Marta Etura
The Sea Inside (
2004) | IMDb:
8
Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.
Butterfly (
1999) | IMDb:
7.6
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
Starring:
Fernando Fernán Gómez
,
Manuel Lozano
,
Uxía Blanco
,
Gonzalo Uriarte
,
Alexis de los Santos
,
Jesús Castejón