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Bones of Contention
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Bones of Contention

Mar 2, 2018
1h 12m
★ 6.0

Overview

A history of the political and social repression carried out by the ruthless regime of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco between 1936 and 1975 that focuses on the lives of gays and lesbians during those dark years and the death of the Spanish gay poet Federico García Lorca.

Genres

History
Documentary

Production Companies

Jezebel Productions

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Cast

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

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