Bones of Contention

Bones of Contention

2018 · 72 min · ★ 6.0 · History , Documentary

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.

Directed by Andrea Weiss · Written by Andrea Weiss

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