Spain, 1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders the captain of the Imperial Guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat…
Sound
The drum-echo warfare gimmick actually slaps.
Practical Effects
Montserrat locations do heavy lifting for production value.
Stunts
Chaotic Napoleonic chase sequences through actual terrain.
Director
Daniel Benmayor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a real Catalan legend — Bruc's drum echoes are still commemorated in Spanish folklore, though historians debate if the event actually happened or was patriotic mythmaking.
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey had just finished Pirates of the Caribbean 4 when she shot this — her first Spanish-language role, learning lines phonetically before her Catalan improved.
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