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Roads to the South (1978)

Roads to the South (1978)

Drama

One man's war with himself

Release Date: 1978, April 28
Directors: Joseph Losey
Countries: Spain, France
Production: SFP, Trinacra Films, France 3, Profilmes S. A.
Cast: Maurice Bénichou, Jean Bouise, José Luis Gómez, Gérard Moisan, Lluís Pasqual, Miou-Miou, Yves Montand, Laurent Malet, Didier Sauvegrain, Jeannine Mestre, Roger Planchon, Frédérique Ruchaud

Overview:

France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his love for his country, under the boot of General Franco, whose death he and his comrades have waited for years, and his complicated relationship with his son. (A sequel to “The War Is Over,” 1966.)

Keywords:

father son relationship anti-fascism paris, france 1970s spain older man younger woman relationship franco regime (francoism) post spanish civil war exiled spanish republican northern france