The successful and award-winning director Gerardo Herrero (UNDER THERAPY, RAQQA: SPY VS. SPY, FROZEN SILENCE) presents his new film, based on the acclaimed novel by Lorenzo Silva, winner of the 2004 Spring Novel Prize.
The film turns on a bloody, real-events-based revenge mission by Spanish Legion soldiers during Spain’s atrocious 1921 Rif War in the Moroccan desert, the raid on a local Berber village soon degenerates into racist-fueled rape, torture and slaughter and a suicide mission, as the squad attempts escape down an arid canyon, cornered by local marksmen. “CARTE BLANCHE” is inspired by historical fact. Spain’s Rif War, where future Spanish dictator Francisco Franco won his spurs, served as a crucible for the values and military tactics of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War where Franco treated his Republican enemy with the same humanity dealt out to Rif inhabitants.
Fast-rising Spanish star Ivan Pellicer (QUERER) plays hero Faura, who maintains a moral compass. “CARTE BLANCHE” also stars Salva Reina (THE 47) and Victor Clavijo (THE WAIT), the squad’s psychotic sergeant. Produced by Academy Award-winning Tornasol Films, the prestigious production company behind internationally celebrated titles such as THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES and A TWELVE-YEAR NIGHT.
«A hawrrowing thriller.» VARIETY. Link to News
SYNOPSIS
A group of soldiers set out to avenge the massacre of their comrades, but it soon becomes a journey into horror that pushes the limits of their humanity. The protagonist struggles to hold on to his identity and moral compass as his companions descend into a process of dehumanization.
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