Salvador (2006 film)

Salvador (Puig Antich) (or Salvador) is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Manuel Huerga. It is based on the 2001 Francesc Escribano book Compte enrere. La història de Salvador Puig Antich, which depicts the time Salvador Puig Antich spent on death row prior to his execution by garrote (the last person to be executed by this method), under Franco's Francoist State in 1974.

Salvador (Puig Antich)
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Manuel Huerga
Produced by	Jaume Roures
Written by	Lluís Arcarazo (based on a book by Francesc Escribano)
Starring	Daniel Brühl Tristán Ulloa Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonor Watling Ingrid Rubio
Music by	Lluís Llach
Cinematography	David Omedes
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	8 September 2006
Running time	134 minutes
Country	Spain United Kingdom
Language	Catalan Spanish French

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

• Daniel Brühl as Salvador Puig Antich
• Tristán Ulloa as Oriol Arau
• Leonardo Sbaraglia as Jesús Irurre
• Leonor Watling as Cuca
• Ingrid Rubio as Margalida
• Celso Bugallo as Salvador's father
• Mercedes Sampietro as Salvador's mother
• Olalla Escribano as Imma Puig
• Carlota Olcina as Carme Puig
• Bea Segura as Montse Puig
• Andrea Ros as Merçona Puig
• Jacob Torres as Santi Soler
• Joel Joan as Oriol Solé
• Pau Derqui as Jordi Solé
• Oriol Vila as Ignasi Solé
• Raül Tortosa as Quim Puig Antich

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Salvador". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

Further reading

• Martin-Estudillo, Luis; Ampuero, Roberto (2008). Post-Authoritarian Cultures: Spain and Latin America's Southern Cone. Vanderbilt University Press. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-0-8265-9247-7 – via Project MUSE.
• Weissberg, Jay (May 23, 2006). "Review: 'Salvador'". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

External links

• The Great Swindle: 'This is not the tale of Salvador Puig Antich'
• Salvador (Puig Antich) at IMDb
• A memorial from Salvador Puig Antich versus MediaPro film (in Catalan)