The Damned
(Los condenados)
Isaki Lacuesta / Spain / 2009 / 104 min

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Two ex-guerrillas reunite at an illegal excavation site to look for the body of a third colleague who disappeared 30 years ago. But they are no longer the same people they used to be. The tension builds and secrets kept for so long gradually come to light as they progress in the search for their friend. Enfant-terrible and multidisciplinar artist Isaki Lacuesta, author of one of the recent masterpieces of Spanish cinema, La leyenda del tiempo, always pays attentive to the mutual intoxications between reality and fiction, between fact and myth. Thought-provoking, always inspiring thriller, the film is about whether or not it’s best to remain quiet about the past.
About the Director
Lacuesta’s feature The Double Steps (2011) was awarded the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Film Festival. His documentary El Cuaderno de Barro (2011) received a Golden Medal at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) in Biarritz. His film La Leyenda del Tiempo (2006) was recognized as the Best Spanish Film of the Year by the Catalan Critics Association.