''Comanche Territory'' ( es, Territorio Comanche) is a 1997 Spanish

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

produced and directed by

Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...

and starring

Imanol Arias Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director. Career Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque Co ...

Carmelo Gómez Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cine ...

, Cecilia Dopazo, Bruno Todeschini and

Gastón Pauls Gastón Pauls (born January 17, 1972) is an Argentine actor, TV host and producer. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pauls comes from a family of artists. His mother was a painter, his father a film producer, and his paternal grandpa ...

. It is based on the homonymous novel by

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the Napoleonic Wars, was ...

, based on their own experiencies as war correspondent at Sarajevo during the early stages of the siege. Pérez-Reverte also co-wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the

47th Berlin International Film Festival The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian fi ...

Cast

as Mikel Uriarte *

as José * Cecilia Dopazo as Laura Riera *

Mirta Zečević Mirta is a female given name which may refer to: * Mirta Aguirre (1912-1980), Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist * Mirta Busnelli (born 1946), Argentine actress * Mirta Diaz-Balart (born 1928), first wife of Fidel Castro *Mirta ...

as Jadranka * Bruno Todeschini as Olivier *

as Manuel * Natasa Lusetic as Helga *

Ecija Ojdanić Ecija Ojdanić (born 26 June 1974) is a Croatian theatre, film and television actress.Ecija Ojdanić< ...

as Jasmina * Javier Dotú as Andrés * Iñaki Guevara as Carlos * Ivan Brkić as Francotirador

References

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* 1997 films Spanish drama films 1990s Spanish-language films 1997 drama films Films based on works by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Films based on Spanish novels Films directed by Gerardo Herrero Yugoslav Wars in fiction Journalism adapted into films Yugoslav Wars films Tornasol Films films 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub