Project Description

BREAK A LEG

(MUCHA MIERDA)

February 4, 1975. It is the first day of a historic actresses and actors strike that will paralyze the country’s theater activity for nine days. They demand to take one day off a week. What begins as a demand becomes a political challenge. Concha Velasco, Ana Belén, Tina Sainz, Juan Diego or José Sacristán are just some of the artists who were risking their careers and their freedom. This is the story, narrated by its protagonists, as it has never been told before.

TECHNICAL SPECS:

PREMIERE: 27th September 2024 (San Sebastian Film Festival)
FORMAT: Feature Film
GENRE: Documentary
COUNTRY: Spain
PRODUCERS: David Lara Films, Quexito Films, Quexito Films Canarias, David Lara Hernandez y RTVE
DIRECTOR: Alba Sotorra
SCRIPT: Alba Sotorra y David Arnanz
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Irene García
FILM EDITING: Elena Castroviejo
MUSIC: Fernando Vacas
SOUND: Julián Vaquera

WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF:

Ana Belén, Tina Sainz, José Sacristán, Manuela Velasco, Marisa Paredes, Carolina Yuste, Petra Martínez, Juan Margallo

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PRESS

«Alba Sotorra directs this documentary that brings together the collective voice of the actresses and actors of the Spanish Transition to vindicate the dignity and rights of the profession. (…), cinema had never told its story. Until now..»
CINE CON Ñ

«The documentary BREAK A LEG (…) can be seen at the San Sebastian Festival as the closing of the Made in Spain Section.»

RTVE
«From the most independent theatre to folk theatre (the actors’ strike of 1975) was a milestone that filmmaker Alba Satorra is now bringing to the screens»
NOTICIAS DE GIPUZKOA

«Working for the love of art is not doing it for free»

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