29 Dec 1995
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A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Freedomfighters
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.
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Ana Belén Pilar
Victoria Abril Floren
Ariadna Gil María
Blanca Apilánez Aura
Loles León Charo
Jorge Sanz Obrero Hijo
José Sancho Obrero padre
Joan Crosas Boina
Antonio Dechent Faneca
Miguel Bosé Segretario
Ángeles Martín Carmen
Paco Bas Un miliciano
Greg Charles Reportero extranjero
Claudia Gravy Madama del burdel
Francisco Maestre Obispo
Héctor Colomé Durruti
María Galiana Superiora
Ana Malaver Una prostituta
María Pujalte Mariona
Azucena de la Fuente Olga
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