Three elders return to their homeland seventy years after being forced to leave it because of the Spanish Civil War.
Amaren ideia is of 1 hour(s) and 20 minute(s). It is Produced By: Moztu Filmak, EiTB, La Maroma. It was released on 2010-10-20.
Genres: Documentary
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