Best Spanish Film Award at Luchon Film Festival
Best Film Award at Zoom Film Festival
title. Concepción Arenal, the visitor of prisons
script. Rafa Russo and Laura Mañá
directed by. Laura Mañá
length. 90'
year. 2012
genre. historical drama
During the XIX century, when public executions were still a mass phenomenon and prisoners had no rights, Concepción Arenal became a visitor of female jails. It was in La Coruña prison where Arenal began her fight to improve prisoners’ living conditions and started a reform of the penitential institutions.
A Distinto Films and Zenit TV production in coproduction with Televisió de Catalunya, Televisión Española and Canal Sur Televisión, with the participation of Televisión de Galicia. With the collaboration of Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals and Instituto de la Mujer del Gobierno de España.
CAST
Concepción Arenal I Blanca PORTILLO
Petra I Anna CASAS
Juana de Vega I Mabel RIVERA
Goyo I Óscar RABADÁN
Garrido I Pere ARQUILLUÉ
Narrador I Fermí REIXACH
Florentina I Diana GÓMEZ
Jesús de Monasterio I Xosé BARATO
Don Álvaro I Juanma LARA
Sor Eloísa I Concha GALÁN
Madre Petra I Luisa MERELAS
María I Isabel NAVEIRA
Aurora I Paula CARBALLEIRA
Catalina I Candela FERNÁNDEZ
Jacinta I Clara GAYO
Germán Bustos I Eduardo VELASCO
Pauliño I Dani LAGO
Guardia Civil I Ferran LAHOZ
Ramón I Biel MONTORO
Fernando I Igor SZPAKOWSKI
CREW
Written by Rafa RUSSO and Laura MAÑÁ
Directed by Laura MAÑÁ
Executive producer: Miriam PORTÉ and Zaza CEBALLOS
Associated producer: Pep AMORES
Delegated producer TVC: Cruz RODRÍGUEZ
Delegated producer TVE: Maite PISONERO
Production management: Toni CARRIZOSA and Laura CUEVAS
Cinematographer: Sergi GALLARDO
Artistic director: Irene MONTCADA
Editor: Anna ORIOL
Sound: David MACHADO
Casting: Irene ROQUÉ, Natalia FLORES
Make up and hair: Yolanda PIÑA
Costume designers: María GIL and Sonia SEGURA
Music by Francesc GENER