The Blind Sunflowers (film)

The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the Spanish Republic, during the early 1940s. Their lives are disrupted when a young priest falls in love with the mother. The film is set in Ourense, 1940 where a disorientated deacon, named Salvador returns to the seminary of Ourense where the Rector delays Salvador's access to priesthood for a year. Salvador begins teaching in a school where he meets with Lorenzo, the son of Elena, whom of which Salvador thinks is widowed. This opportunity multiplies with the deacon becoming obsessed with her, abusing her mentally and physically. We realise that Salvador is threatening Elena's family because of his obsession. Wounded and beaten by the circumstances, the characters of the Blind Sunflowers hit the wall of repression, impossible romances and emotional defeats, while we realise Elena's family try to search for a glimpse of hope.

• List of Spanish films of 2008
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• The Endless Trench, another Spanish film about a man hiding in his home after the war.

• Official website
• The Blind Sunflowers at IMDb