El invierno de las anjanas (2000): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2000, El invierno de las anjanas is a drama, liebesfilm and historie film directed by Pedro Telechea, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Army to fight in the Cuban War of Independence. After Adelaida receives an unusual announcement regarding her lover's death in combat, she refuses to believe the loss of her lover. Her class-conscious family, led by her jealous sister Maria, believes that Adelaida has lost her mind and places Adelaida in an insane asylum. However, Adelaida continues to to live according to her beliefs of passion and freedom. Fellow "inmates" tell her about the wood-nymphs which inhabit the adjacent forest. Adelaida is convinced these nymphs will lead her to her lover and to happiness.

Who’s in it. El invierno de las anjanas stars Eduardo Noriega as Eusebio Sánchez Arguello / Andrés Echarri, Elena Anaya as Adelaida, Elvira Mínguez as María and Juan Diego as Germán.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, El invierno de las anjanas has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Vereinigtes Königreich you can stream it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El invierno de las anjanas page.

If you liked it. Fans of El invierno de las anjanas tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.