Land and Freedom

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Land and Freedom is a 1995 historical war drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a young British communist who joins the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
historical war drama film
awardReceived FIPRESCI Prize
surface form: FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes Film Festival
basedOn historical events of the Spanish Civil War
cinematographyBy Barry Ackroyd
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
depicts Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War
anti-fascist struggle in Spain
director Ken Loach
distributor Curzon Artificial Eye
surface form: Artificial Eye
editedBy Jonathan Morris
filmFestivalScreening Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation Spain
United Kingdom
follows a young British communist who joins the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War
genre drama film
war film
hasPoliticalContext Stalinism vs. anti-Stalinist left
hasSetting Liverpool
Spain
mainCharacter young British communist
medium 35 mm film
musicBy George Fenton
narrativeDevice flashback structure
narrativeFocus militia life on the Aragon front
notableFor collective debate scenes about land reform and revolution
politically engaged depiction of the Spanish Civil War
originalLanguage English
Spanish
portraysOrganization Communist Party of Spain
POUM
Republican militias
producer Rebecca O'Brien
productionCompany Film4 Productions
surface form: Channel Four Films
releaseDateUK 1995-09-29
releaseYear 1995
runtimeMinutes 109
screenwriter Jim Allen
setInPeriod Spanish Civil War
stars Ian Hart
Icíar Bollaín
Rosana Pastor
theme idealism and disillusionment
internal conflicts within the left
revolutionary politics

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Ken Loach notableWork Land and Freedom
Ian Hart appearedIn Land and Freedom
Rebecca O'Brien notableWork Land and Freedom