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Feature film — 2020

The Island of Lies (2020)

5.61h 34mDrama — Mystery — Thriller

Galicia, northern Spain, January 2, 1921. The steamship Santa Isabel, sailing towards Argentina with more than two hundred emigrants on board, sinks off the coast of Sálvora Island. Three island women, María, Josefa and Cipriana, who have bravely set sail aboard a fragile skiff to save the shipwrecked, are treated as heroes by the cynical authorities; but León, an inquisitive and tenacious Argentinean journalist, starts asking uncomfortable questions.

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A high-signal pick with 21 votes.

Agallas Films / Aleph / EiTB / Historias del Tío Luis / Take 2000 / TVE / TVG

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Director: Paula Cons

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Cast & crew

Nerea Barros as María

Nerea Barros

María

Darío Grandinetti as León

Darío Grandinetti

León

Aitor Luna as Tomás

Aitor Luna

Tomás

Victoria Teijeiro as Josefa

Victoria Teijeiro

Josefa

Ana Oca as Cipriana

Ana Oca

Cipriana

Milo Taboada as Pepe

Milo Taboada

Pepe

Celso Bugallo as Paco O Da Filosera

Celso Bugallo

Paco O Da Filosera

Pedro Galiza as Civil Guard Agent #1

Pedro Galiza

Civil Guard Agent #1

Sergio Quintana as Benito

Sergio Quintana

Benito

Miguel Borines as Guard

Miguel Borines

Guard

Mela Casal as Julia

Mela Casal

Julia

Tatán as Manolo

Tatán

Manolo

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