Blood of May (2008)
Sangre de mayo
Revolution in Spain, around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.
- Date of release
- 2008-10-03
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Genres
- History
- Director
- José Luis Garci
Casting
- Quim Gutiérrez — Gabriel
- Paula Echevarría — Inés
- Tina Sainz — Doña Restituta
- Lucía Jiménez — Plata
- Natalia Millán — Anastasia
- Juan Calot — Marqués
- Alfonso Delgado — Señor Burguillos
- Fernando Guillén Cuervo — Regente de imprenta
- Carlos Larrañaga — Isidoro Máiquez
- Bárbara Santa-Cruz — Mesonera del ventorro de la morería
- Manuel Tejada — Godoy
- Enrique Villén — Paco 'El Chispas'
Interesting facts
Blood in May is a 2008 Spanish historical drama film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Quim Gutiérrez and Paula Echevarría. The plot is inspired on work by Benito Pérez Galdós and takes place around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. The film was one of three films Spain submitted to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was disappointing in terms of audience and critical reception.
Production
The film is a free adaptation of Benito Pérez Galdós' novels La corte de Carlos IV and El 19 de marzo y el 2 de mayo, part of the Episodios Nacionales. The production featured a large €15 million budget. The public subsidies provided by the right-leaning regional administration of Madrid represented the largest ever for a Spanish film.
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