“David” (Ian Hart) is stuck in Liverpool in the late 1930s with little by way of prospects, so he decides to go and fight for the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. He readily makes friends and is soon joined up with POUM, a collection of Marxists where he encounters “Bianca” (Rosana Pastor) and discovers quickly that this is a brutal conflict. His ‘side’ are united in their intellectual detestation…
Land and Freedom (1995)
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.
Top Cast
Ian Hart
David Carr
Rosana Pastor
Blanca
Frédéric Pierrot
Bernard
Icíar Bollaín
Maite
Tom Gilroy
Lawrence
Angela Clarke
Kitty
Eoin McCarthy
Connor
Suzanne Maddock
Kim
Jordi Dauder
Salas
Pep Molina
Pepe
Mandy Walsh
Dot
Miguel Cabrillana
Speaker
Francesc Orella
Casado
Daniel Muñoz
Man in the Cafe
Marc Martínez
Juan Vidal
Andrés Aladren
Militia member
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What is Land and Freedom about?
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins…
When was Land and Freedom released?
Land and Freedom was released in 1995.
What genres does Land and Freedom belong to?
Land and Freedom is categorised as War, Drama, History.
Who stars in Land and Freedom?
The cast of Land and Freedom includes Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Frédéric Pierrot, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy.