DVD Un Dios prohibido

August 1936, the beginning of the Spanish Civil War . 51 members of the Claretian community of Barbastro (Huesca) are martyred and they die for their faith . They are martyred and killed by communist and anarchist militants , FAI , CNT, in the beginning of the War . The flick revolves around the religious aspect of the people who took part in this historic event and highlighting the universal dimension of the triumph of love over death . The film deals with the last weeks of his existence , since they are held until they are definitively executed . During that time, they carry out various writings they talk about their situation , of their fellow captives, sufferings and people who saw them.

This is a very interesting and thought-provoking film , though overlong , dealing with historical events occurred on 20 July 1936 in the little town of Barbastro in Huesca . It recounts a great story about forgiveness and holy love . Brotherhood and fraternity sense is essential because the young priests are over 20 years living in community experience that help and unite themselves . Loyalties among them as a perfect community as well as his ideal , as their vocation religious as missionaries . In addition , forgiveness is something that weighs heavily in the film . As a group of people that stay true to what they love coming to the end of the consequences , performing a life entirely consistent and highlighting to love God before death . The picture displays nice acting with a good cast , though unknown , exception to Elena Furiase , Lolita Flores's daughter , and special appearance of veteran Jesus Guzman, unforgettable postman of Cronicas De Un Pueblo . Cinematography is colorful and adequate . Production design and sets are adequate , being filmed on location in Barbastro . Atmospheric and sensitive musical score composed by synthesizer .

In 2012 took place in Madrid a first agreement between the Claretian Missionaries and 'Contracorriente Productions' to finance this good film. Contracorriente Producciones S.L.U., founded in 2006 has produced others films of religious genre such as ¨Alba" (2011) "Pablo de Tarso¨, ¨Ultimo Viaje (2009) y "Talita Kum" (2007). The film's director, Pablo Moreno, told that has been "a risky project , as being the Spanish Civil War a subject to be treated with extreme delicacy not to fall into Manichaeism history , neither a story about good and bad guys , as the screenplay is faithfully based on the historical deeds .

The facts were the followings : The day of the military coup on 17 July 1936, in the city of Barbastro , a serene location but in tension . The Claretian missionaries , mostly young students, trust the words of tranquility by the military chief , Colonel Villalba . However , at 17.30 hours on 20 July 1936 about sixty communists and anarchists of the CNT , FAI and armed militiamen stormed the community in which they resided as missionaries , which consisted of 60 people : nine priests , twelve brothers and 39 students . The top three priests were arrested while the rest were taken and held in a hall of the college of Escolapios , which became a makeshift prison . The guards looked over and over the apostasy of young seminarians , were forbidden to pray and introducing prostitutes to entice them , but without success . During the closure , the young left their testimony on chairs , tables , walls and even the food wrappers , even on a chocolate wrap a tragic testimony was written by seminarian Faustino Pérez . These writings have been the basic testimony used to narrate this real fact in film version . Twelve days after being jailed ,senior priests were executed . The rest would be on 12, 13, 15 and 18 August 1936 . With them died a gypsy , Ceferino Giménez, who refused to leave her rosary, Pele, as he was known, was also beatified by the Catholic Church . Two Argentine seminarians surnamed Parussini and Hall were transmitters the moments of suffering to which they were submitted , as they were released a few days before the shootings . Monsignor Bishop Florentino Asensio was arrested in Barbastro during the events, and imprisoned, being transferred on August 8, 1936 the City Council to a cell . There he was submitted to all kinds of humiliating , tortures , amputation and after that , throwing him in the mass grave . Some simple monuments recall the places of martyrdom, and their remains rest in the crypt of the House-Museum of the Claretian Barbastro. On October 25, 1992 Pope Juan Pablo II beatified the Barbastro Martyrs .