''The Year of Fury'' () is a 2020 Spanish-Uruguayan

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film directed by Rafa Russo which stars

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, Joaquín Furriel, Daniel Grao, Martina Gusman,

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, and Maribel Verdú.

Plot

Set in 1972

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, a year before the 1973 coup d'état, the plot tracks the lives of different people: television screenwriters Diego and Leonardo, military officer and

torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including corporal punishment, punishment, forced confession, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimid ...

r Rojas, prostitute Susana, anti-Francoist Spaniard and hostal owner Emilia, and the latter's daughter, political fighter Jenny.

Cast

Production

The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and

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. Footage was shot in

(outdoor scenes) and

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(indoor scenes).

Release

The film was presented at the 65th

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(Seminci) in October 2020. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2021.

Reception

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of ''

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'' deemed the film to be a "more than worthy approach to political cinema, with marked melodramatic overtones". Alberto Luchini of '' El Mundo'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting its realistic characters, portrayed with multiple edges and without manichaeism, as the best thing about the film.

References

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