Movie: Las Hurdes, a Land with Soul

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Adriana Ugarte
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Jimmy Barnatán
Jimmy Barnatán

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    A modern answer to Luis Buñuel's mythical documentary “Land Without Bread” (1933) about Las Hurdes, a historically impoverished region of the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, and also a journey of discovery of the soul of this beautiful land and its inhabitants.

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    2015-09-17

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