A poignant account of the hopeful journey to escape Franco's Spain. A beautiful animated film which was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020.

Synopsis: February 1939. The French government is overwhelmed with Spaniards fleeing Franco's dictatorship, and begins to place them in concentration camps. In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbed wire, will befriend each other. One is a policeman, the other is Joseph Bartoli, an illustrator and resistance fighter.

2020, Animation / Drama / Biographical,  81’

Directed by: Orel

Language: French, Spanish and English with Greek subtitles

The screenings are followed by a 15-minute discussion.

Free entrance

The film starts at exactly 8:30.

Venue: Municipal Theatre Skala

15 Kyriakou Matsi, 6015, Larnaca

Entry is not allowed to persons under 18 years of age.

Larnaka Cinema Society contact number: 99434793

The event is organized with the financial support of the Deputy Ministry of Culture.