La Roca / 700G Films ; executive producers, Alexis Morante, Raúl Santos ; directed by Raúl Santos ; a 700G Films production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Santos, Raúl, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work.

Morante, Alexis, film producer.

García de Dios, Carlos, director of photography.

700G Films, production company.

Pragda (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Gibraltar--History--20th century.

Gibraltar.

La Línea de la Concepción (Spain)--History--20th century.

La Línea de la Concepción (Spain).

Gibraltar--Foreign relations--Spain.

Spain--Foreign relations--Gibraltar.

Spain.

Diplomatic relations.

Spain--La Línea de la Concepción.

Genre:

Documentary films -- Spain.

Spanish language films.

Documentary films.

Educational films.

History.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Parallel title in English on container: Rock

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Pragda, [2014]

Language Note:

Spanish with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, Region 0; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; stereo.

Summary:

"In 1969, the only fascist dictator who survived WWII, Francisco Franco of Spain, closed the entrance to the British territory of Gibraltar, isolating 30,000 people without food, water or telephone lines. In his words, 'The Rock will fall like ripe fruit.' La Roca is an epic Romeo & Ruliet-type love story between the massive Rock of Gibraltar and its neighboring Spanish city of La Linea. Despite being declared enemies by their countries, the people of both cities depended on each other, got married, and lived happily with their bilingual children. They used to be inseparable. Eventually, indoctrination on both sides and Franco's sudden decision forced the separation of thousands of mixed families. Over 13 years, families met at the border every Sunday to look through binoculars at their estranged lovers, brothers, parents, and babies--screaming 'Daddy loves you' from a distance. How could this happen? What is the story behind this tragedy? Franco is now dead, but the pain caused by the closing of the gates scarred the population for life. Gibraltar and La Linea have never gone back to their initial love and the area still seethes with tension"--Container.

Credits:

Director of photography, Carlos García de Dios ; editor, Raúl Santos ; original music, Miguel Torres.

Notes:

DVD release of the 2011 documentary film.

Run time incorrectly stated on container as 70 minutes.

OCLC:

872267647

Access Restriction:

This is a recorded DVD and may not play in all DVD players or computer drives.