In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.
Acting
Iglesias and Gutiérrez say everything without speaking
Cinematography
Madrid's brown misery vs. Swiss white indifference
Writing
Emigrant letters that break your heart
Director
Carlos Iglesias
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Carlos Iglesias based this on his own father's emigration story, shooting in actual 1960s Swiss locations where Spanish guest workers lived.
The film deliberately avoids nostalgia; notice how Switzerland's beauty feels cold and hostile, not aspirational—a rejection of typical immigrant success stories.
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