La maleta mexicana

Nov 11 2011 Not Rated 1h 26m
Documentary, Drama, History

The story of the recovery of the negatives of thousands of photos taken by three photographers during the Spanish Civil War that were found seventy years later in a suitcase, inside a closet in Mexico City.

Plot

The story of three lost boxes known as the Mexican Suitcase that were recovered in 2007. The boxes, misplaced in the chaos at the start of WWII, contained many of the Spanish Civil War negatives by the legendary photographer Robert Capa and fellow photographers Gerda Taro and David "Chim" Seymour.

Written by

Trisha Ziff

Directed by

Trisha Ziff

Production Countries

Mexico, Spain, United States of America, France

Production Companies

Mallerich Films, 212 BERLIN

Languages

Català, Español, English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
294
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA