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The Endless Trench

La trinchera infinita

2019

Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi ...

Antonio de la Torre, Belén Cuesta, Vicente Vergara, José Manuel Poga ...

7.3

23,399

Drama Higinio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out, representing a serious threat to his life. Helped by his wife, they decide to use a hole dug into their own home as a provisional hiding place. The fear of potential reprisals and the love they feel for one another will condemn them to an imprisonment that will last for more than 30 years.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter	"An intense, almost note-perfect emotional journey about the fear of political repression and, more broadly, about human vulnerability, despair and resistance"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"A accessible, involving and emotionally full-blooded domestic melodrama behind it (...) Within the formal confines of a chamber piece"
		Devika Girish The New York Times	"It’s fertile thematic ground, but as in most survival movies, showy feats of filmmaking take precedence over insight or revelation"
		Alfonso Rivera Cineuropa	"An admirable job of recreating the physical and mental claustrophobia suffered by its protagonists. The sensitivity shown by the trio of directors in their previous work is much in evidence here"
		Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut	"[It] is moving and complex in how it blends together a secluded one-location imprisonment story with a relationship drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		John Serba Decider	"[It] is good but not great, a sturdy and authentic period piece that’s worth a watch but probably not too many awards-season accolades."

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