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Story and themes. Director Roland Joffé said There Be Dragons is "a story about people trying to find meaning about their lives." [10] The epic film tells the story of a Spanish journalist, Robert, who is mending relations with his dying father, Manolo, who took part in the Spanish Civil War.
(From Studio synopsis) There Be Dragons follows the story of controversial Opus Dei founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, in a sympathetic portrayal of the Catholic organization, bravely contradicting the sentiment set by Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code.
Samuel Goldwyn Films. There Be Dragons. Directed by Roland Joffé. Biography, Drama, War. PG-13. 2h 2m. By Stephen Holden. May 5, 2011. Clunk, clunk, squish. That is the sound of the dead language...
Mar 22, 2011 · Plot. Cast/Crew. Trailers. Production. Releases. Photos. Q / A. Plot: What's the story about? Tells the story of a Spanish journalist trying to mend his relationship with his dying father, a former fighter in the Spanish Civil War.
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Description by Wikipedia. There Be Dragons is a 2011 American-Spanish-Argentine historical epic film written and directed by Roland Joffé. It is a drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s and features themes such as betrayal, love and hatred, forgiveness, friendship, and finding meaning in everyday life.
Mar 24, 2011 · British writer-director Roland Joffé dips a toe into explosive material — the Spanish Civil War, betrayal, sainthood, Opus Dei — but all these big themes and characters slip from his grasp.
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May 6, 2011 · Movie Review. We’re told in There Be Dragons that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. And as writer Robert Torres explains how he researched St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer’s life, only to discover his own father’s tangled background, that thought becomes increasingly meaningful—to him and to us.
