Salvador (2006)
Directed by Manuel Huerga
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature] |
Release Date - May 23, 2006 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 134 min. |
Countries - Spain, United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Director Manuel Huerga teams with screenwriter Lluis Arcarazo to explore the life and death of the last man executed by the garrote in this biopic following the life of leftist Spanish bank robber and revolutionary Salvador Puig. The product of a leftist bourgeois household, Salvador (Daniel Bruehl) railed against Franco's oppressive as a young student, and soon turned to bank robbery as a means of contributing to the radical labor movement. When a cop is killed during one of the robberies and Salvador is captured, the trial to determine the young activist's fate is swift. Though Salvador does put some hope into the chance for a reprieve, his grim fate is ultimately sealed when a bomb kills Franco's president.
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bank-robbery, execution, Leftist, Spain, underground [counterculture]