The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War are unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.

Cast

Enric Auquer

as Antoni Benaiges

Laia Costa

as Ariadna

Luisa Gavasa

as Charo

Ramon Agirre

as Emilio (adulto)

Milo Taboada

as Padre Primitivo

Alba Guilera

as Laura

Eduardo Ferrés

as Rodríguez

Alicia G. Reyero

as Ángeles

Nicolás Calvo

as Emilio

Gael Aparício

as Carlos

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