The Rock

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The Rock (2011)

Directed by Raúl Santos

Documentary · 1h 25m

La Roca is an epic Romeo and Juliet love story between the massive Rock of Gibraltar and its neighboring Spanish city of La Linea. Despite being declared enemies by their countries, they used to be inseparable. But in 1969, Francisco Franco, the fascist dictator of Spain, closed the entrance to the British territory of Gibraltar, isolating 30,000 people without food, water, or telephone lines. According to him, The Rock would fall like ripe fruit. Indoctrination on both sides eventually forced the separation of thousands of mixed families, who for over 13 years would meet at the border every Sunday to look through binoculars at their estranged lovers, brothers, parents and babies, screaming messages from a distance. La Roca tells the emotional tale of this important chapter of world history.

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Crew

Director
Raúl Santos

Details

Original title
La roca
Release date
2011-11-04
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
Spain