La doble vida del faquir

La doble vida del faquir (2005) is a documentary, history film directed by Elisabet Cabeza, Esteve Riambau rated 6.4/10.

La doble vida del faquir (The magicians) returns to the scene of a school in the Catalan town of Sant Julià de Vilatorta where, in 1937, in the midst of civil war, a film-maker in hiding and a group of orphaned children dressed up as sultans and explorers shot an exotic adventure film. The films protagonists relive those childhood days when they were able to switch their school smocks for oriental turbans, while reality imposed its own fancy dress ball with military uniforms and priests dressed in civilian garb.

Cast

Joan Altamira

Xavier Bagué Bonfill

Jordi Bertran

Joaquín Jordá

María Teresa Pascual

Artur Pous

Lluís Ros

Carmina Sagués

Felip Sagués