Finding Altamira (2016)
Altamira
Some secrets are too powerful to hide.
The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
- Date of release
- 2016-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (147)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Hugh Hudson
Casting
- Antonio Banderas — Marcelino
- Golshifteh Farahani — Conchita
- Rupert Everett — Monseñor
- Pierre Niney — Paul Ratier
- Henry Goodman — De los Ríos
- Tristán Ulloa — Abbé Breuil
- Irene Escolar — María
- Allegra Allen — María Sautuola
- Clément Sibony — Cartailhac
- Javivi — Harlé
- Nicholas Farrell — Vilanova
- Lluís Soler — Mero
Interesting facts
Finding Altamira is a 2016 Spanish biographical drama film starring Antonio Banderas, and directed by Hugh Hudson. It was Hudson's first fiction film as director since I Dreamed of Africa in 2000, although he wrote the screenplay for the 2014 fictional film, The Journey Home. It was his final film before his death in 2023.
Production
The film was shot in Santillana del Mar, Comillas, Puente San Miguel and Santander at the end of 2014.
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