''Comanche Territory'' ( es, Territorio Comanche) is a 1997 Spanish
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
war film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...
produced and directed by
Gerardo Herrero
Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries.
From 1993 to ...
and starring
Imanol Arias
Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director.
Career
Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque C ...
,
Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinem ...
,
Cecilia Dopazo,
Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini (born 19 September 1962) is a Franco-Swiss actor.
Life and career
Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, directed by Pat ...
and
Gastón Pauls
Gastón Pauls (born January 17, 1972) is an Argentine actor, TV host and producer.
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pauls comes from a family of artists. His mother was a painter, his father a film producer, and his paternal grandp ...
. It is based on the homonymous novel by
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the Napoleonic Wars, was ...
, based on their own experiencies as
war correspondent at
Sarajevo during the early stages of the siege. Pérez-Reverte also co-wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the
47th Berlin International Film Festival
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.
Cast
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Imanol Arias
Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director.
Career
Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque C ...
as Mikel Uriarte
*
Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinem ...
as José
*
Cecilia Dopazo as Laura Riera
*
Mirta Zečević Mirta is a female given name which may refer to:
* Mirta Aguirre (1912-1980), Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist
* Mirta Busnelli (born 1946), Argentine actress
* Mirta Diaz-Balart (born 1928), first wife of Fidel Castro
* Mirt ...
as Jadranka
*
Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini (born 19 September 1962) is a Franco-Swiss actor.
Life and career
Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, directed by Pat ...
as Olivier
*
Gastón Pauls
Gastón Pauls (born January 17, 1972) is an Argentine actor, TV host and producer.
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pauls comes from a family of artists. His mother was a painter, his father a film producer, and his paternal grandp ...
as Manuel
*
Natasa Lusetic as Helga
*
as Jasmina
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Javier Dotú as Andrés
*
Iñaki Guevara as Carlos
*
Ivan Brkić as Francotirador
References
External links
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1997 films
Spanish drama films
1990s Spanish-language films
1997 drama films
Films based on works by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Films based on Spanish novels
Films directed by Gerardo Herrero
Yugoslav Wars in fiction
Journalism adapted into films
Yugoslav Wars films
Tornasol Films films
1990s Spanish films
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