एडवांस सर्च

As 1973 winds down, Francisco Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Opposition parties are forbidden, labor movements are repressed, and Basque nationalists are mercilessly hunted down. The caudillo is aging, though, and the continuity of the régime is in question. One man has the trust of Franco, enough authority and experience to assume the leadership, and an impeccable track record of dealing with enemies of the State: admiral Luis Carrero Blanco. For the embattled clandestine Basque organization ETA, Carrero Blanco must be brought down. Daring plans are made, requiring a meticulous execution.

Several inconformities begin to develop at a catholic boys school in the transitional Spain of the seventies. After three students are expelled, a new director arrives with new liberal ideas, but things remain the same way.

Cecilio Rubes, a businessman engaged in the manufacture of bathtubs and toilets, tries to remain neutral in the imminent Spanish civil war. But the attitude of his only child Cecil, a spoiled boy growing up not respecting his parents, forces him to face reality and cold facts. The film jumps back and forth in time to show his past and present through his wife Adela and Paula, the mistress of father and son.

In 18th-century Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans the wearing of the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat; this and other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.

Actress Lola Herrera and her ex-husband, actor Daniel Dicenta, face the camera with honesty as they tell each other what they needed to about their professional and personal lives.