Against the Wind

Against the Wind — Plot

Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.

• Release date
• October 10, 1990
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Paco Periñán

Against the Wind — Cast

Antonio Banderas Juan Emma Suárez Ana Bruce McGuire Petersen Rosario Flores Rosario

F

Francisco Guijar Director

R

Rafael Díaz Colorao Germán Cobos Antonio

P

Patricia Palacios Mary