Bones of Contention
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Bones of Contention

6.0 / 10 2018 1h 12mNR English
HistoryDocumentary

Storyline

A history of the political and social repression carried out by the ruthless regime of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco between 1936 and 1975 that focuses on the lives of gays and lesbians during those dark years and the death of the Spanish gay poet Federico García Lorca.

Cast & Crew

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Lead

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrea Weiss's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Bones of Contention is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker