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Against the Wind (1990)

Against the Wind (1990)

Drama
Release Date: 1990, October 10
Directors: Paco Periñán
Countries: Spain
Production: Maestranza Films, Productora Andaluza de Programas S.A., Cartel, Cartel
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Bruce McGuire, Carmen Balagué, Pilar Bardem, Rosario Flores, Emma Suárez, Orlando Rodriguez, Javier Mas, Germán Cobos, Queta Claver, Rafael Díaz, Francisco Guijar

Overview:

Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.