The Island of Lies (2020)

05/14/2020 (AR) • 1h 34m

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Basque

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

shipwreck

galicia, spain

based on true story

1920s

investigative journalist

isolated island

modern feudalism

social prejudice

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