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Synopsis:
The Valley of the Fallen was a work of Franco, a particular obsession of his. He found the place, expropriated the land, ordered it to be built at all costs, decided who its builders were to be, and its aesthetics too. Ethics was not part of the script. A journey through a history of slaves, of megalomaniacal dreams of the one who believed he was the savior of faith and a country, the aid he received, the business that led to the waste of a multi-million dollar construction in a devastated country.
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Biophilmography:
He got a bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences. He has been deputy director of ‘Cinemanía’, columnist for ‘El País’ and director of cultural programs on television and radio. He has directed, among others, Storm the skies (1996; awarded at Tiempo de Historia), Lorca, So Pass a Hundred Years (1998; Emmy contender), About Buñuel (2000) and Foreigners of themselves (2000, candidate for Goya and selected at Tiempo de Historia). He is currently the director of the Cervantes Institute of Tangier (Morocco).
Screenplay:
Javier Rioyo Jambrina
Director of Photography:
Alberto Molina
Editing:
Pablo Blanco
Sound:
Sergio Madridano Nico Tsabertidis
Producer:
Silvia Martínez, Javier Rioyo, Hernan Zin
Production:
RTVE/UNDERDOG FILMS