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ESTOS MUROS

From the fortuitous encounter of some ruins next to a train track, we discover one of the dark episodes of Spain's past: the forced labor system implemented during the Franco dictatorship.

  • Alberto Pascual
    Director
  • Alberto Pascual
    Writer
  • Alberto Pascual Rodriguez
    Producer
  • Carlos Hernandez
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Alicia Quintero MAqua
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Anna Miñarro
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ESTOS MUROS
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 7 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    125,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ARGENTINA FICiP : Festival Internacional de Cine Político 2022
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    May 26, 2022
    Selection
  • THE MILLENIUM Film Festival 2022
    Bruselas
    Belgium
    May 7, 2022
  • IMPACTE¡ Film Festival 2022
    Barcelona
    Spain
    April 9, 2022
  • SARAQUSTA Film Festival 2021
    Zaragoza
    Spain
    October 1, 2021
  • 9th International Ierapetra International Documentary Festival & Awards
    Ierapetra
    Greece
    August 9, 2022
  • The Rasnov Histories and Film Festival
    Rasnov
    Romania
    September 20, 2022
  • History Film Festival Rijeka
    Rijeka
    Croatia
    September 14, 2022
Distribution Information
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Director Biography - Alberto Pascual

Alberto Pascual Rodríguez. Donostia, 1959. Director and Producer.
I started in the audiovisual industry in 1985 as an apprentice, I have become an officer and when I grow up I want to become a master.
I feel especially committed to the dissemination of stories that amplify transformative messages and enhance values that help us to move through these times with greater awareness.

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Director Statement

The present of our society is structured under great deficiencies in the knowledge of our recent history. Triumphant narratives define coexistence, while other narratives remain in the shadows, distorting the mirror in which we look at ourselves. Silence and oblivion endure today. Does distorted memory interfere with who we are?
Above all, ESTOS MUROS is a place of virtual memory, a tribute to the more than 2,000 prisoners who passed through the Soto del Real Penal Detachment, formerly Chozas de la Sierra, which in turn are part of the more than 6,000 who passed through the works of the train line.

TREATMENT
The documentary is led by a voice-over that narrates the discoveries that the director himself makes during his investigation and the impact and perplexity they produce on him.
In parallel, we listen to the testimonies of different experts who draw the context of what happened there, providing data and discovering layers of history.
It is also worth mentioning the presence of unpublished archive material that reveals to us through black and white photographs, documents and magazines of the time the hard times lived in the construction of that bridge.