A German documentary filmmaker travels to Madrid to do a TV program about the city and the Spanish civil war commemorating its 50th anniversary.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rüdiger Vogler
Hans
Verónica Forqué
Lucía
María Luisa Ponte
María Luisa
Luis Ciges
Paco
Ricardo Contalapiedra
Pancho
Ana Duato
Félix Dafauce
Self
Josep Maria Pou
Antonio Gamero
Luis Barbero
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