The Island of Lies

Movie"Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long"
Audience Score
56
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NR 1 hr 34 minDrama, Thriller, Mystery
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.
StarringNerea BarrosDarío GrandinettiAitor Luna
DirectorPaula Cons

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Executive Producers:Paula Cons, Victoria Aizenstat, Carolina M. Mendes, Mauro Guevara, Eduardo Carneros
Production Companies:Agallas Films, Aleph, EiTB, Historias del Tío Luis, Take 2000, TVE, TVG
The Island of Lies on the Web:Facebook, Official Website
Movie Tags:
based on true story1920sshipwreckgalicia, spainsocial prejudicesinvestigative journalistisolated islandmodern feudalism