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Freedomfighters

1996·2h 5m
DramaWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
2,349 votes

At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.

Freedomfighters is a 1996 drama war movie directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril, Ana Belén, Blanca Apilánez. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 2,349 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Vicente Aranda
Stars
Victoria Abril
Ana Belén
Blanca Apilánez
Ariadna Gil
Details
1996-04-19
125 min
Movie
★ Spain, Belgium, Italy
★ Spanish
Keywords
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