War, Drama, History  •  1995  •  109 min

Land and Freedom (1995)

Land and Freedom poster

Land and Freedom (1995)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.6

Overview

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.


Starring Cast

Ian Hart  •   Rosana Pastor  •   Icíar Bollaín

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film explicitly promotes revolutionary socialist ideals and working-class solidarity, while critiquing both fascism and the authoritarian betrayal of revolutionary principles by Stalinist communism during the Spanish Civil War.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film 'Land and Freedom' features casting that aligns with its historical setting during the Spanish Civil War, without incorporating explicit modern DEI-driven choices. Its narrative centers on political and class struggles, rather than critiquing traditional identities or explicitly focusing on DEI themes.

Secondary

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: Medium

The film implicitly and explicitly portrays the Catholic Church as an institution allied with the oppressive fascist regime during the Spanish Civil War. It is depicted as part of the establishment that the revolutionaries are fighting against, with no counterbalancing positive portrayals of its faith or adherents.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Land and Freedom' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explicit themes. Its narrative is solely centered on the political and social dynamics of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on the experiences of international volunteers.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Land and Freedom' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the Spanish Civil War, exploring political ideologies, class struggle, and the experiences of a British volunteer. Therefore, the film has no impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Land and Freedom is an original historical drama with fictional main characters, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character genders or a biopic of historical figures whose genders could be swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Land and Freedom is an original historical drama with fictional characters created for the film. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose race was altered for their portrayal in this movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.9
Metacritic logo
N/A

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