Against the Wind (1990)
Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.
Director: Paco Periñán
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Antonio Banderas as Juan |
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Emma Suárez as Ana |
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Bruce McGuire as Petersen |
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Rosario Flores as Rosario |
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Francisco Guijar as Director |
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Rafael Díaz as Colorao |
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Germán Cobos as Antonio |
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Patricia Palacios as Mary |
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Queta Claver as Madre de Ana / Ana's mother |
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Pilar Bardem as Madre de Rosario / Rosario's mother |
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Carmen Balagué as Dolores |
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Estanis González as Padre de Ana / Ana's father |
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Fernando J. Melgosa as Médico |
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Orlando Rodríguez as Jefe Buccador |
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Javier Mas as Ayudante |
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Antonio Guerrero as Joven Pescador |
| Directing | Paco Periñán | Director |
| Writing | Paco Periñán | Writer |
| Production | Paco Periñán | Producer |
| Production | Eduardo Campoy | Producer |
| Editing | Carmen Frías | Editor |
| Art | Javier Fernández | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | José María de Cossío | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guillermo Ros | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Carlos Bodelón | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Ramón Farrán | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gérard de Battista | Director of Photography |
