The Island of Lies
2020 · Movie · 94 min
★ 6.0(21)unSUB Rating
Galicia, northern Spain, January 2, 1921. The steamship Santa Isabel, sailing towards Argentina with more than two hundred emigrants on board, sinks off the coast of Sálvora Island. Three island women, María, Josefa and Cipriana, who have bravely set sail aboard a fragile skiff to save the shipwrecked, are treated as heroes by the cynical authorities; but León, an inquisitive and tenacious Argentinean journalist, starts asking uncomfortable questions.
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Details
- Original title
- La isla de las mentiras
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-05-14
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 94 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.6/10 (21 votes)
Themes
- shipwreck
- galicia, spain
- based on true story
- 1920s
- investigative journalist
- isolated island
- modern feudalism
- social prejudice
Awards & recognition
- Mestre Mateo Award — best supporting actor · 2020
- Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección · 2020
Cast & crew
Nerea Barros
as María
Darío Grandinetti
as León
Aitor Luna
as Tomás
Victoria Teijeiro
as Josefa
Ana Oca
as Cipriana
Milo Taboada
as Pepe
Celso Bugallo
as Paco O Da Filosera
Pedro Galiza
as Civil Guard Agent #1
Sergio Quintana
as Benito
Miguel Borines
as Guard
Directed by Paula Cons