Against the Wind
1990 · Movie · 95 min. · Spain
Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.
Direction Paco Periñán
Cast Antonio Banderas · Emma Suárez · Bruce McGuire · Rosario Flores · Rafael Díaz · Germán Cobos · Patricia Palacios · Queta Claver · Pilar Bardem · Carmen Balagué · Estanis González · Antonio Guerrero · Francisco Guijar
Soundtrack Ramón Farran
Screenplay Paco Periñán
Cinematography Gérard de Battista
Original title Contra el viento
4.7
105 votes (FilmAffinity)
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