The Invasion of the barbarians| 2025 | Drama

Valencia, 1939. Esperanza is an art conservator responsible for the works from the Prado Museum that were transferred to Valencia during the war to protect them from fascist bombings. After the war, Esperanza is arrested and interrogated by a Francoist lieutenant about a painting from the Prado collection that has gone missing. Its title: The Invasion of the Barbarians.

80 years later, Aurora confronts the mayor of a town near Valencia over the exhumation of a Franco-era mass grave discovered within its municipal boundaries.

CATEGORY

Feature fil | drama | fiction | In-house production| 2025

FILM CREDITS

Directed by: Vicent Monsonís
Screenplay by: Vicent Monsonís
Original Story by: Chema Cardeña
Cinematography: Ismael Issa (AEC)
Sound: Iván Martínez-Rufat
Editing: Vicente Ibáñez, Ernest Arnal
Production Design: Pascual Julián
Costume Design: Inés Liverato
Makeup & Hair: Vicen Betí, Fina Espert
Music: Vincent Barrière
Production: Stanbrook, Arden Producciones, Alhena Production
With the participation of: IVC, À Punt, RTVE, 3CAT
Executive Producers: Juan Carlos Garés, Norbert Llaràs, Vicent Monsonís

CAST

Olga Alamán, Jordi Cadellans, Jordi Ballester, Rosa Lopez.