Desenterrando Sad Hill

"The film was over. The story had only started."

Dec 1 2018 N/A 1h 26m
Documentary

Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. A group of fans undertake the titanic task of restoring the location of the last scene of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the mythical spaghetti western directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone in 1966.

Plot

In 1966 the Spanish Army built a huge cemetery with 5000 graves in Burgos for the final sequence in the film "The Good the Bad and the Ugly". After the shooting, the whole place was left behind and for 49 years, nature covered every tomb. In October 2015 a group of film fans decided to start digging and under 3 inches of ground they found the original paved circle. For months, people from all around Europe traveled to Sad Hill to unearth and rebuild the place. Sad Hill Unearthed is the amazing story behind one of the most iconic locations in film history. It explores the dreams and motivations behind the fans but also the transformation of art, music and film in a substitute for religion.

Written by

Guillermo de Oliveira

Directed by

Guillermo de Oliveira

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Zapruder Pictures, SADHILL DESENTERRADO, A.I.E.

Languages

Español, Français, English, Italiano

Awards

5 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,898
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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