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The Endless Trench

2019 · Movie · 148 min · ★ 6.9 · 83% critics

DramaHistoryThriller

In a small Spanish village as civil conflict erupts, a newly married couple faces sudden danger and uncertainty. Fearing retaliation, the husband retreats into a hidden space inside their home, turning everyday life into a tense test of patience, secrecy, and survival.

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Details
Original title
La trinchera infinita
Years
2019
Release date
2019-10-31
Language
Spanish
Runtime
148 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
83/100
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (264 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, intimate wartime drama focused on secrecy and endurance, with a slow-building sense of dread; Not for you if you dislike claustrophobic stories or slow pacing like in No.

Pros: tense, intimate suspense; strong emotional stakes; gripping wartime setting | Cons: slow-burn pacing; claustrophobic mood; heavy subject matter

Themes

  • husband wife relationship
  • countryside
  • spanish civil war (1936-39)
  • franco regime (francoism)
  • based on true story
  • neighbor neighbor relationship
  • small village
  • spanish second republic (1931-39)
  • political repression
  • andalusia, spain
  • post spanish civil war

Awards & recognition

  • European Film Award — Best Hair and Makeup Artist · 2020
  • Goya Award — Best Actress
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga