Movie
The Portraitist
“A documentary on freedom and childhood. The history of a dream truncated by dictatorship. The tale of a teacher killed and forgotten at home, whose legacy reappears after decades on the other side of the ocean.”
6.0/10
2013
0h 52m
es
Documentary
History
Overview
During the 30s, the young Catalan teacher Antoni Benaiges takes office at a rural school in northern Spain. Antoni has a simple project: he wants to teach his pupils to write and to be free through the use of the printing press. But his dream ends very soon. An individual and collective story in memory of the victims of the Franco's repression.
Director
Alberto Bougleux
Writers
Alberto Bougleux, Sergi Bernal
Movie Information
Release Date
October 1, 2013
Runtime
0h 52m
Status
Released
Original Language
es
Vote Count
1
