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There Be Dragons DVD

Blood & Country
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Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over.

NOTE: Violence.

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There Be Dragons: Blood & Country is a 2011 historical epic drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, directed by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields, The Mission).

Two young men, childhood friends are separated by the political upheaval of pre-war Spain to find themselves on opposing sides as the conflict erupts. Choosing peace, Josemaria becomes a priest and struggles to spread reconciliation. Manolo chooses war and becomes a spy for the fascists. He becomes obsessed with a beautiful Hungarian revolutionary who has joined the militia in pursuit of passion and purpose. But when she rejects him out of love for a courageous militia leader his jealousy leads him down a path of betrayal.

As war rages each will struggle to find the power of forgiveness over the forces tearing their lives and friendships apart.

Review by Variety

"Intriguing title aside, the mythical fire-breathers in “There Be Dragons” are strictly metaphorical. In both ambition and approach, “Dragons” echoes Roland Joffe’s career-defining early work as he brings sweeping production values to overtly Christian subject matter, tracking the life of Opus Dei founder and modern-day Catholic saint Josemaria Escriva against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. What’s changed in the quarter-century since “The Mission” is the fact that such a classically styled David Lean-like vision now finds itself relegated to arthouse screens, while comicbook heroes and CG dragons crowd the venues where this epic-scale opus might have found a mainstream following.

“Dragons” may not be perfect, but it plays to the helmer’s strengths, demonstrating an increasingly rare sense of scope and pageantry… Shooting primarily in Argentina, Joffe and production designer Eugenio Zanetti take great care in re-creating the story’s century-old Spanish backdrop, ranging from 1911 to 1936′s impressively staged Battle of Madrid. These extended flashbacks feel all the more convincing thanks to Stephen Warbeck’s rousing score, and pro sound work all around. The framing narrative proves more distracting, including a key twist that adds little to the story, but builds to a satisfying emotional payoff between sinner and saint."

Release date NZ
June 1st, 2013
Movie Format
DVD Region
  • Region 4
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.78 : 1
Language
English
Length (Minutes)
102
Supported Audio
  • Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Number of Discs
1
Country of Production
  • Spain
Genre
Original Release Year
2011
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x190x14
UPC
9327031012842
Product ID
21496303

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