Film Fest: Black Bread (Spain, 2010)
Wednesday, October 22, 7:15 PM, AD 101
Black Bread/Pa negre (2010)
Director: Agustí Villaronga
CAST: FRANCESC COLOMER (Andreu) , MARINA COMAS (Núria) , NORA NAVAS (Florència) , ROGER CASAMAJOR (Farriol)
SYNOPSIS: In the war-ravaged Catalan countryside of the early 1940's a local man is accused of murder and his son sets out to find the truth. Eleven-year-old Andreu stumbles upon a crushed wagon in the underbrush at the foot of a high cliff and witnesses the dying moments of the man and boy inside. When police suspect Andreu's father of foul play he goes into hiding and Andreu is sent to live with relatives. There, the frightened boy creates a fantasy life but is forced to confront a world of adult deception, festering hatreds and the war's monstrous consequences (Official webpage). This film corresponds to the regional filmmaking unit of Film and Society in Spain (MLL213).
In Catalan with English subtitles.