''The Carpenter's Pencil'' () is a 2003 Spanish

war drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

film directed by Antón Reixa, scored by Antón Seoane and starring

Tristán Ulloa Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director. Career Tristán Ulloa was born in Orléans, France, and soon moved to Madrid, Spain, where he spent his early childhood. At age 12, he moved to Vigo, Galicia. His mother, ...

Luis Tosar Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain. He landed his film debut in '' Atilano for President'' (1998), followed by other roles in feature fil ...

and

María Adánez María Adánez Almenara (12 March 1976) is a Spanish actress, director, writer and producer. Career Adánez's most popular works include ''Pepa y Pepe'', ''Farmacia de guardia'', ''Aquí no hay quien viva,'' and ''La que se avecina''. She is now ...

. It is set in the

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, and is based on the novel of the same name by

Manuel Rivas Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Spain) is a Spanish writer, poet and journalist. Biography Manuel Rivas Barrós began his writing career at the age of 15. He has written articles and literary essays for Spanish newspap ...

; the director read the novel at least seventy eight times. The film got 171,325 spectators and was described as well-meaning and

Manichean Manichaeism (; in ; ) is an endangered former major world religion currently only practiced in China around Cao'an,R. van den Broek, Wouter J. Hanegraaff ''Gnosis and Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times''. SUNY Press, 1998 p. 37 found ...

. Luis Tosar said that his part in this film was the most difficult role he has portrayed. Part of the story is based on the life of the cartoonist Camilo Díaz Baliño.

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