A successful young novelist who has
lost inspiration makes her living as a teacher and a journalist.
Her latest assignment is to investigate a true story that took
place at the end of the Spanish Civil War involving the fascist
ideologist and writer, Rafael Sánchez Mazas. The novelist gradually
pieces together this story, riddled with contradictions and
enigmatic characters. Unwittingly, as her search progresses, she
not only pieces the truth, but finds herself as well.
Awards and festivals
* One Goya Award (Spanish Academy
Award):
- Best Photography: Javier
Aguirresarobe.
* Seven Nominations at the Goya
Awards:
- Best Film.
- Best Director: David Trueba.
- Best Leading Actress: Ariadna
Gil.
- Best Supporting Actress: María
Botto.
- Best Supporting Actor: Joan
Dalmau.
- Best Adapted Screenplay: David
Trueba.
- Best Special Effects.
* Section "Un Certain Regard",
International Film Festival Cannes.