Wolves' Moon (Spanish: Luna de lobos) is a 1987 Spanish historical drama film directed by Julio Sánchez Valdés based on the novel of the same name by Julio Llamazares which stars Santiago Ramos, Antonio Resines, and Álvaro de Luna.

Wolves' Moon
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLuna de lobos
Directed byJulio Sánchez Valdés
Screenplay by
Based onLuna de lobos
by Julio Llamazares
Produced byJosé Luis Olaizola M.
Starring
CinematographyJuan Molina
Edited byTeresa Font
Music by
  • Luis Mendo
  • Bernardo Fuster
Production
companies
  • Brezal PC
  • Julio Sánchez Valdés PC
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • 29 May 1987 (1987-05-29)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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The plot takes place between 1937 and 1946. It tracks the dwindling fortunes of a group of Republican soldiers who retreat to the mountains between Asturias and León in northern Spain after the fall of the Front of Asturias to the Francoist faction, surviving as Maquis guerrilla fighters in the wilderness. Hunted and cornered by the Civil Guard like if they were wild animals, an escape to France is their only hope.[1][2][3][4]

Cast

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Production

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The film is based on the 1985 novel Luna de lobos by Julio Llamazares.[4] It is a Brezal PC and Julio Sánchez Valdés PC production.[6] Shooting locations included the comarca of Riaño,[1] in the province of León.

Release

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Distributed by United International Pictures (UIP), the film was released theatrically in Spain on 29 May 1987.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Moreno, Marife (30 October 1986). "Cuatro vidas acorraladas, sin ley ni esperanza". El País.
  2. ^ Otero, Agustín (2018). "Luna de lobos (Wolves' Moon) (1987)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 247–248. ISBN 9781442271333.
  3. ^ Millán Jiménez, Manuel (2017). El impacto de la obra de Agustí Centelles en Soldados de Salamina de David Trueba y El mar de Agustí Villaronga. Valencia. p. 446.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Otero 2018, p. 248.
  5. ^ Martín Fuertes, Raquel (2022). "El maquis i la gran pantalla". Temps i espais de memória. Revista digital del Memorial Democràtic (7): 79. ISSN 2339-806X.
  6. ^ Cine y literatura española. Guía de largometrajes (PDF). Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. Dirección General de Promoción Cultural. 2005. p. 162.
  7. ^ "Luna de lobos · España 1987". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía Películas. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 4 November 2023.