1. Land Without Bread (Las Hurdes)
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.
It has an average vote of 7.081 on TMDB.
2. 1908-2008 y sigo (1908-2008 y sigo)
Through interviews with different people linked to the work and life of the Basque sculptor Jorge Oteiza , this documentary aims to unravel fundamental aspects of his work.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
3. Rioja, Land of the Thousand Wines (Rioja, la tierra de los mil vinos)
By telling the human stories behind the entire value chain that gives life to the Spanish wine with the greatest international projection, ‘Rioja, Land of the Thousand Wines’ portrays a currently blooming wine region underpinned by the talent and the work of the new generations of winemakers that operate side by side with the region’s historic wineries. The film puts the focus on the match between territory and product, wisdom and tradition, and lays a bridge between the origins and the future of Rioja. An immersion into a fascinating world that, through captivating cinematography and careful editing, attempts to find the keys to understanding what Rioja wine is and what makes it so special.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. No es una crisis
No es una crisis delves into a European capital experiencing crisis and resistance: Madrid, where the Internet user explores the double experiment that Spain has become today-- economic liberalism and new social, economic, and political practices driven by the citizens.
5. MaQKina: Historia de una Subcultura (MaQKina: Historia de una Subcultura)
(MaQKina: Historia de una Subcultura)
6. Village of Spain
This film covers the sociology, agriculture, customs, and handicrafts of Spain's villages.
7. Experiment Stuka (Experiment Stuka)
Spanish Civil War, May, 1938. Four villages in Castellón, Benassal, Albocàsser, Ares del Maestrat and Vilar de Canes, were bombed from the sky and ravaged. 38 people died. Inhabitants never knew for sure who piloted the planes responsible for such atrocity, although the rebel propaganda attributed the act to the republican side. Now, 80 years later, the truth is finally exposed.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. Las locuras de don Quijote (Las locuras de don Quijote)
An epic journey through Don Quixote's troubled mind, from which five paths to the unknown are opened: to reason, to freedom, to love, to friendship, to adventure; although only three destinations await at the end of an imaginary and audacious existence: the narrative of the adventurous life of Cervantes; the survival of a legendary novel in these heathen times, when the one-armed gentleman is nothing but dust and bones; the memory of the living, writers and scholars, where both the tormented captive and the insane hero, are immortals beings and will be forever.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
9. Bienvenido Mr. Heston (Bienvenido Mr. Heston)
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
10. Juan Carlos, King of Spain (Moi, Juan Carlos, roi d'Espagne)
This documentary follows Juan Carlos's life through archive footage and exclusive interviews with the king himself giving his opinion and thoughts to the way history played out.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Europas dreckige Ernte (Europas dreckige Ernte)
(Europas dreckige Ernte)
12. Fem via! (Fem via!)
(Fem via!)
13. Le Christ dans la cité (Le Christ dans la cité)
Processions during a holy week in Valladolid.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
14. Once Upon a Dream (Unelmien kulisseissa)
(Unelmien kulisseissa)
15. The King of Ukraine (Wilhelm von Habsburg - Der König der Ukraine)
An outlook on Wilhelm von Habsburg, an aristocrat who wanted to become the King of Ukraine and thus became an early fighter for the independence of Ukraine after World War 1.
16. Secrets & Deals
In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.
17. Magnicidios Poe (Magnicidios Poe)
The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe illustrated by five skillful pencil artists. A documentary, a video essay, a collage, a provocative experiment where various pop culture figures and icons perform unexpected cameos. The macabre joke of a jester. Never more.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
18. Manda huevos (Manda huevos)
A look at the different masculinities portrayed in Spanish cinema through time.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
19. Songs for After a War (Canciones para después de una guerra)
A particular reading of the forties and fifties in Spain, the hard years of famine and repression after the massacre of the Civil War, through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. Santa Fiesta
SINOPSIS / SYNOPSIS Every year in Spain, some 16,000 Fiestas are organized, during which animals are used. Honoring the Holy Virgin and the Patron Saints, and with the blessing of religious and political authorities, entire towns -including children- are involved in celebrations of unbelievable cruelty. 60,000 animals are hence abused each year during these “Fiestas of Blood”.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
