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Caleta Palace

Caleta Palace

2023 · ★ 5.3 · Documentary, War, History

Eight foreign characters recall their exploits and fears in Malaga, a paradise city that starts a revolution on July 18th 1936, as the military coup is stopped by popular rebellion, until February 9th 1937, when Mussolini troops take Malaga and put it under the rule of Franco. Seven months that shape the stark tale of a besieged city, the first capital to be conquered in Spanish Civil War and a prelude of WW2.

Directed by José Antonio Hergueta · Written by José Antonio Hergueta

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