Bécquer and the Witches

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Audience Score
60
Bécquer and the Witches
NR 1 hr 22 minHistory, Documentary
In 1864, the Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-70), suffering from health problems, retires to the monastery of Veruela. Far from the noise and worldly activity of the capital, he immerses himself in the landscape of the mysterious Moncayo mountain. There, he discovers a new world full of legends that converge in a small village located at the foot of the mountain: Trasmoz, the Village of the Witches, the only officially cursed village in Spain.
StarringLaura ContrerasLaura Gómez-LacuevaRubén Martínez
DirectorElena Cid Sebastián
WriterElena Cid Sebastián

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Executive Producers:Germán Bercovitz, Elena Cid Sebastián, Daniel Méndez
Production Companies:Aragón TV, Disentropic Films, Mano Negra Films, Canal Sur
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