La Mirada - Jewels of Spanish Cinema
Fri 9 Mar 9pm Australian Premiere
Distance (La Distancia)
Inaki Dorronsoro, 105 min, Spain 2006, Crime Drama.
When a shy young boxer is jailed for a murder he didn’t commit, he is forced to comply with the wishes of a corrupt policeman, and kill one of his fellow inmates. His prison experience transforms him from a defensive fighter into championship material. The only places he can be free of guilt is in the ring and in the arms of Raquel, the widow of the man he was forced to kill. In seeking redemption, he discovers glory.
But two shadows still lie across his path, the presence of his former jailor, and his own uncertainty about Raquel.
Sensational performances in an unflinching thriller
Cast:
Miguel Angel Silvestre, Jose Coronado, Belen Lopez, Federico Luppi
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