Cast
Carmelo Gómez Ruth Gabriel 
Javier Bardem 
Karra Elejalde Candela Peña Elvira Mínguez
Credits
Written by: 
Imanol Uribe
Plot
An ETA terrorist who comes to Madrid on a mission meets a young woman and an old friend, a petty thief, and wants to leave violence behind, in a tense, tragic thriller.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense and tragic political thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (2,502 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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