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The Island of Lies
“Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long”
5.6 / 10• 2020• 1h 34m•NR• Spanish
DramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nerea Barros
María
Lead
Darío Grandinetti
León
Aitor Luna
Tomás
Victoria Teijeiro
Josefa
Ana Oca
Cipriana
Milo Taboada
Pepe
Celso Bugallo
Paco O Da Filosera
Pedro Galiza
Civil Guard Agent #1
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paula Cons's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Island of Lies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
