News from Spain
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Selling an arm?
Unemployment leads a man to drastic measures -
Of Pussy Riots and Patriarchs
Does the relationship of the Orthodox Church to the Kremlin resemble that which the Spanish Church had with Franco? -
Urdangarin and Consumer Power
Urdangarin, the king's son-in-law quits Telefónica - following several disgruntled customers -
Botched Restoration in Borja
Well meaning old lady attempts to restore artwork.
Cinema
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Oro (2017)
Release Date: 2017
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Historical adventure story inspired by the expedition of the Sixteenth Century Spanish Conquistadors Lope de Aguirre and Núñez de Balboa. The film follows the journey of this epic expedition through the Amazon jungle in search of a mythical city that, according to belief, is made completely of gold. The film is based on a short story by the highly successful novelist, Arturo Pérez-Reverte and is directed by the Goya winner Agustín Díaz Yanes. [More...] -
En zona hostil (2017)
Release Date: 01 Jan 2017
Director: Adolfo Martínez
An American mine-clearing team, escorted by a convoy of the Spanish Legion, inspects a road in North Afganistan when one of the vehicles sets off a mine. The detonation results in two people being gravely injured. Captain Varela (Ariadna Gil) is the official doctor of the MEDEVAC (helicopter adapted for medical use in the Spanish Army) arrives at the scene to rescue the injured. But on landing the ground collapses and they overturn leaving the crew and the legionaries trapped in on the plain... [More...] -
El joven Paulo Coelho (2016)
Release Date: 23 Dec 2016
Director: Daniel Augusto
Shot in Brazil and Spain, "El joven Paulo Coelho" is a feature-length fictionalized account of the life of the famous writer. Having sold more than 165 million copies of his 30 books, Paulo Coelho is one of the most sold authors of all times. His works have been translated into 80 languages and published in more than 150 countries. This film narrates the incredible and true journey of the writer's life. The author of "the Pilgrim" and "The Alchemist" is, without doubt, a celebrity,... [More...] -
Falling (2016)
Release Date: 16 Dec 2016
Director: Ana Rodríguez Rosell
Aslan makes an appointment with Alma in the Dominican Republic, where they lived the best years of their marriage. If Alma spends 24 hours with him, Aslan will give her the keys to the house they shared for 20 years. Aslan has only one day to change his ex-wife's memory of the life they spent together. [More...]
Books
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A Death in Valencia (2012)
Release Date: 07 Jun 2012
Author: Jason Webster
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The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain (2012)
Release Date: 01 Mar 2012
Author: Paul Preston
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Or the Bull Kills You (2011)
Release Date: 03 Feb 2011
Author: Jason Webster
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The Ignorance of Blood (2009)
Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Author: Robert Wilson