Land and Freedom

Funda Can Çuvalcı

A must-watch, I think. Despite some bleak moments through the end, the final scene of the film is still hopeful.

Robert Waeck

Powerfull and intelligent.

Percy

Brilliant all round. But that scene at the meeting in the village - no other film deals with the root problem of Left politics like this one scene.

Güven Şahinkanat

Some people see the left view, socialist thoughts same as desire of a communist tyranny,it was a beautiful film about the difference between the two... .he is not so great at reflecting the psychology of war and creating pessimistic atmosphere.Loach is a director who is anxious to give message with cinema for this reason details of his characters are very superficial.İt wasnt an atmosphere cinema but good film.

ZAZ

La mise en scène de la petite fille qui fouille dans les archives du grand-père et jette la terre de son amour espagnol sur son cercueil excepté, j'ai aimé le récit et le point de vue développé sur la guerre d'Espagne. Les scènes de débat sur la collectivisation des terres et l'opportunité de rejoindre ou non les brigades communistes sont particulièrement bienvenues et réussies. Eternel de la quête sens de l jeunesse

dan

This accompanies and enlightens George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.Orwell was also an Englishmen who fought for POUM. It is an interesting piece of history about socialism, international politics and let us wonder how they lost.Koach adds a romantic story and some debates about socialism.He also is sympathetic to a left or socialist vision, speaking about future hopes or depicting any nonsocialist as unidimensional

FISCHER

Probité politique et humaine exemplaire pour ce nouveau et indéniable chef-d'oeuvre du metteur en scène britannique Ken Loach... www.cinefiches.com

Federico Di Folco

Storia acuta della guerra civile spagnola raccontata in maniera appassionata,in un misto di ideologie,realtà e sentimenti.Un dramma pieno di ricchezza a livello umano e storico,con un Loach magnificamente ispirato.Il regista propone scene bellissime e stimolanti,come la presa del villaggio,le discussioni sulla collettività,i canti corali e l'angosciante finale.Un grande,grandissimo lavoro.4*