A woman recalls her childhood growing up in the North of Spain, focusing on her relationship with her father.
El sur is of 1 hour(s) and 35 minute(s). It is Produced By: Elías Querejeta PC, Chloë Productions, TVE. It was released on 1983-05-18. It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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