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The King and the Coup of 23 February


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Technical details

  • Year
  • 2008

  • Type
  • Fiction - TV Movie

  • Genre
  • Biography

  • Audience
  • General Audiences

  • Runtime
  • 75' x 2

  • Original version
  • Spanish

  • Other available versions
  • Catalan

  • Format
  • Colour, 16mm, Other

  • Status
  • Completed


Synopsis

A biopic on King Juan Carlos I of Spain that defines the monarch as a figure, based on the most difficult and decisive time in his life: the hours of the coup d'état of 23 February 1981. The film focuses on his actions and his feelings in those hours, reflecting the tensions between the human being and the statesman.

Production company(ies)

Alea Docs & Films
Contact Pablo Usón
Address Passatge de Roger de Flor 16, izda. 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Telephone + 34 93 207 68 50
E-mail alea@aleadf.com
Website www.aleadf.com
Televisió de Catalunya
Contact Oriol Baquer Miró
Address Carrer de la TV3, s/n 08970 -Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Telephone +34 93 499 93 33
Fax +34 93 473 15 63
E-mail obaquer.n@tv3.cat
Website www.tv3.cat

Festivals

Roma Fiction Festival 2009
Festival de Islantilla de Cine y Televisión 2009
Prix Europa 2009
Monte Carlo Television Festival 2009
Shanghai International Television Festival 2009
Gaudí Awards 2010 - Best TV Movie