Los refugiados de Barrancos

January. 01,2009

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Spanish Civil War (1936-39)

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September 1936. The last republican towns located next to Portugal are conquered by General Franco's troops. As in Badajoz and other towns, the repression they unleash is brutal. The support of the Portuguese dictator Salazar for the coup plotters does not make it advisable to flee to Portugal, but for many it is the only way out. In this way, hundreds of people decide to cross the border, closely pursued by the rebels. The usual procedure of the Portuguese authorities is to hand them over to their Francoist allies. However, thanks to the humanitarian intervention of the Portuguese lieutenant António Augusto de Seixas, two refugee camps were created next to the town of Barrancos to house and protect this group of Spaniards.

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Reviews

Stellead

2009/01/01

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Aubrey Hackett

2009/01/02

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Ava-Grace Willis

2009/01/03

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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Rosie Searle

2009/01/04

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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