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The Island of Lies

Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long

Not Rated Drama Mystery Thriller

Starring: Nerea Barros, Darío Grandinetti, Aitor Luna, Victoria Teijeiro, Ana Oca

Writer: Kepa Koldo de Orbe, Paula Cons, Luis Marías

Release Date:
May 14, 2020
Ratings:
5.6 / 10
Director:
Paula Cons
Companies:
Agallas Films

Overview

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.