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Land and freedom

Land and freedom. Ken Loach - 1995. Setting: Spain Context: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Conflict: Collection of Left-wing socialists and communists with support from Stalin vs. General Franco – Fascist, Right-Wing Army leader. Vs.

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Land and freedom

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  1. Land and freedom Ken Loach - 1995

  2. Setting: Spain Context: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Conflict: Collection of Left-wing socialists and communists with support from Stalin vs. General Franco – Fascist, Right-Wing Army leader

  3. Vs. Republicans – fighting to restore the socialist leaning democratically elected government that came into power in 1936. Collection of left leaning groups. Nationalists – led by General Francisco Franco who led a partially successful coup in 1936.

  4. Spanish Civil War • Leftist socialist groups and communists fighting Franco, who was supported by Hitler and Mussolini • 1936-1939 • 500,000 deaths • Franco Wins, becomes a dictator in Spain from 1939-1975

  5. Republican soldier at moment of being shot – Robert Capa

  6. Bombing of Guernica – April 26, 1937 • Hitler tested his new air force by bombing a Spanish town called Guernica. • Hundreds of civilians killed • Outraged world

  7. Pablo Picasso’s Guernica

  8. George orwell Describes his experiences in a Republican fighting unit – the POUM Very similar to Ken Loach’s 1995 film, Land and Freedom

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