Top Cast
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Óscar Lasarte
Miguel Gila
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Carlos Cuevas
Pedro
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Natalia de Molina
Rosa
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Salva Reina
Cabo
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Adelfa Calvo
Abuela
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Vicente Romero Sánchez
Teniente Villegas
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Iván Villanueva
Teacher
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Antonio Bachiller
Ginés
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David Elvira
Pantxo
Overview
Madrid, Spain, 1936. The young Miguel Gila lives happily with his grandparents in a humble attic; but the outbreak of the Civil War forces him to go to fight.
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