Octavia (2002)
Synopsis
Rodrigo returns to his childhood home of Salamanca after a four-decade absence and a career as a guerrilla in Latin America, a secret agent in the Eastern Bloc and an official for an international agency. While Rodrigo may have attempted to put his past life behind him, the memory of his now deceased mother and his old-world family returns to haunt him. In an old city dominated by the weight of tradition, Rodrigo discovers a daughter about whose existence he had never known, as well as a grand-daughter, the enigmatic and beautiful Octavia. A rebellious teenager, Octavia dismisses her grandfather's old politics, possessing her own sense of what freedom means. Patino's film is a poetic, assured contemplation on the pain of returning somewhere you never really left and the accompanying ironies of a man obsessed with history who cannot face his own.
Release Date: 2002-10-11
Runtime: 130 minutes
Director: Basilio Martín Patino
Top Cast
- Miguel Ángel Solá as Rodrigo
- Margarita Lozano as Doña
- Antonia San Juan as Manuela
- Blanca Oteyza as Elsa
- Paul Naschy as Inspector
- Javier Rioyo as Journalist
- Menh-Wai Trinh as Octavia
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