Join us for the screening of Land and Freedom (Tierra y Libertad) on the occasion of the Spanish Dia of II República.
Land and Freedom is a 1995 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Jim Allen. It narrates the story of a British communist unemployed worker who decides to join the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans were a coalition of democratic parties and ideologies including communists, socialists and anarchists, against a fascist coup d’état of Spanish militaries supported by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
El Dia de la II República, Day of the Second Spanish Republic, takes place yearly on the 14th of April. On that day in 1931, following democratic elections and the abdication and exile of King Alphonso XIII, the Second Republic was declared.
It was a democratic period with various progressive and conservative governments that achieved significant advancements such as granting women the right to vote, implementing major educational initiatives, supporting cultural and scientific endeavours, challenging the privileges of the Church, and promoting a plurinational state among others. This period was suddenly interrupted by a coup d’état in 1936, which initiated a three-year civil war leaving more than 500.000 people dead and resulting in a fascist dictatorship that lasted 38 years.
Entrance is free, and drinks and nibbles will be available.