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1943. Franco has blocked the path of the Jews fleeing Nazi oppression over the Pyrenees mountains. At the border crossing in a small village, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a Republican past, decides to go against the orders of his superiors and aid the refugees across the border, with the help of Juliana, a fellow inhabitant of the village, and Jerôme, a French smuggler. Between them, they will start a crusade to help as many Jews as they possibly can. It is then that Manel will find himself embroiled in a dangerous odyssey. One that will awaken in him and his wife, Mercé, old ghosts of the still-recent Spanish Civil War.

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Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest 3h
7/10
Catalan director Colell looks at the other side of the beautifully filmed Pyrenees by exploring the context and complexities for refugees seeking the border of 1943 Franco's Spain, still divided post-civil war. Who will help Jewish refugees? Go to Full Review Santiago Echeverría EscribiendoCine Dec 15
6/10
Between imposing landscapes and prolonged silences, the film offers a necessary reflection, though without achieving the dramatic impact that its historical material could have generated. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Dec 12
3/5
Judith Colell submits to the somewhat tiresome rigors of historical drama to bring forth a fresco about the disasters of wars. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Dec 12
4/5
Extraordinarily well portrayed. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Juan Pando Fotogramas Dec 12
3/5
With stunning cinematography, meticulous staging, and a solid cast, particularly Asier Etxeandia, [Judith Colell] paints a portrait of the reactions of the local inhabitants. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sara Heredia Sensacine Dec 12
3.5/5
Where Spanish Civil War films have traditionally drawn clear lines between heroes and villains, Frontier dares to blur this division. It's a welcome surprise to see that "the bad guys aren't so bad"...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Judith Colell

Director

Miki Esparbé

Actor

María Rodríguez Soto

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Asier Etxeandia

Actor

Bruna Cusí

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Jordi Sánchez

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Synopsis 1943. Franco has blocked the path of the Jews fleeing Nazi oppression over the Pyrenees mountains. At the border crossing in a small village, Manel Grau, a civil servant with a Republican past, decides to go against the orders of his superiors and aid the refugees across the border, with the help of Juliana, a fellow inhabitant of the village, and Jerôme, a French smuggler. Between them, they will start a crusade to help as many Jews as they possibly can. It is then that Manel will find himself embroiled in a dangerous odyssey. One that will awaken in him and his wife, Mercé, old ghosts of the still-recent Spanish Civil War.
Director
Judith Colell
Producer
Marta Ramírez, Jaume Banacolocha, Jordi Frades, Albert Sagalés, Ignasi Serra, Katleen Goossens
Screenwriter
Miguel Ibañez Monroy, Gerard Giménez
Genre
Drama, History, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Catalan
Runtime
1h 41m