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202227 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Historical Events

Contracampos

202227 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Thousands of Republicans, including militiamen and guerrillas, were held in a Francoist concentration camp in Asturies from 1937 to 1943.

Historical Events

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Ramón Lluís Bande

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Thousands of Republicans, including militiamen and guerrillas, were held in a Francoist concentration camp in Asturies from 1937 to 1943.

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Ramón Lluís Bande

Ramón Lluís Bandedirector

Ramón Lluís Bande

Ramón Lluís Bandewriter

Synopsis

Asturies is home to a former Francoist concentration camp that operated from 1937 to 1943. Thousands of Republicans, including militiamen and guerrillas, were imprisoned there. Today, the site has been repurposed as a recreational area and shooting range. Contracampos presents the history of this camp, aiming to restore its political meaning. The film reflects on the absence of memories associated with this painful past and urges a reconsideration of what remains unseen in the collective memory of the place.

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