Ian Hart stars as David Carr an idealistic young member of the British Communist Party who decides to join the leftist forces fighting fascism in 1936 Spain in this drama from director Ken Loach. The story is told in long flashbacks framed by the perspective of Carr's granddaughter who has found her recently deceased grandfather's diaries that detail his wartime experiences.
Excellent drama on 'The Spanish Civil War' (1936-39) from director Ken Loach; 'Land And Freedom' is told in flashback as a living requiem for on elderly Scouser about to shuffle off this mortal coil; his granddaughter discovers an old case containing a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, a red flag and soil from a foreign land. Souvenirs from his time in 'The International Bridge': partisan volunteers fighting a guerrilla war against General Franco's fascist dictatorship. Ian Hart is excellent as Liverpudlian Marxist David Carr; whose idealistic Socialist worldview is challenged by Stalinist treachery in a climate of suspicion, conspiracy and violence. On a par with 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley', this is vintage Ken Loach and a must see for all serious film fans.
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