Against the Wind
Contra el Viento
Release: 1990-10-10
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 3.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Spain
Production Companies
Maestranza Films
Productora Andaluza de Programas S.A.
Cartel
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Pilar Bardem
as Madre de Rosario / Rosario's mother
Antonio Banderas
as Juan
Queta Claver
as Madre de Ana / Ana's mother
Orlando Rodríguez
as Jefe Buccador
Emma Suárez
as Ana
Bruce McGuire
as Petersen
Rosario Flores
as Rosario
Estanis González
as Padre de Ana / Ana's father
Germán Cobos
as Antonio
Carmen Balagué
as Dolores
