Endless Trench. 2017 (Spanish Language) Netflix.
Set pre 2nd world war during the Spanish civil war. Fleeing from a fascist clampdown, Hignio hides away helped by his wife Rosa, He fashions a meagre and solitary existence in the dark behind the walls in their house. At over 2 1/2 hours long the film is a bit of a tunnel, with no obvious light at the end. Bizarrely you do feel for the characters and what originally was self preservation, after 1, 2, 10, 15, 20 30 years becomes a prison of their own making.
There are a lot of what appear flaws to the idea behind the film. But once you realise that these moles "topos" as the locals would call them where scattered all over Spain and this story is loosely based on fact, it does become quite riveting.
By the end the film does become incredibly sad , when you realise what the couple have sacrificed over the years. Is a worthy watch, but probably could have been a lot shorter.
Set pre 2nd world war during the Spanish civil war. Fleeing from a fascist clampdown, Hignio hides away helped by his wife Rosa, He fashions a meagre and solitary existence in the dark behind the walls in their house. At over 2 1/2 hours long the film is a bit of a tunnel, with no obvious light at the end. Bizarrely you do feel for the characters and what originally was self preservation, after 1, 2, 10, 15, 20 30 years becomes a prison of their own making.
There are a lot of what appear flaws to the idea behind the film. But once you realise that these moles "topos" as the locals would call them where scattered all over Spain and this story is loosely based on fact, it does become quite riveting.
By the end the film does become incredibly sad , when you realise what the couple have sacrificed over the years. Is a worthy watch, but probably could have been a lot shorter.