Finally, 33 years later, the whole truth behind the attempted coup d'état that shook Spain on the afternoon of February 23, 1981, is revealed by those who lived through those dreadful hours; a deep look behind the heavy curtain which hides the real mastermind, waiting to be unmasked.
Direction
Évole's confrontational interview style corners slippery answers.
Editing
Jarring archival cuts between 1981 chaos and present-day denial.
Director
Jordi Évole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 23-F coup remains Spain's most contested historical event; this film dropped during a resurgence of Franco nostalgia debates, making its timing explosive.
Évole's 'mockumentary' framing isn't just style — it mirrors how the coup itself was staged like theater, with Tejero's theatrical gun-waving becoming the image that buried deeper machinations.
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