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The Island of Lies

"Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long"

Galicia, northern Spain, January 2, 1921. The steamship Santa Isabel, sailing towards Argentina with more than two hundred emigrants on board, sinks off the coast of Sálvora Island. Three island women, María, Josefa and Cipriana, who have bravely set sail aboard a fragile skiff to save the shipwrecked, are treated as heroes by the cynical authorities; but León, an inquisitive and tenacious Argentinean journalist, starts asking uncomfortable questions.

Top Cast

  • Nerea Barros

    Nerea Barros

    María

  • Darío Grandinetti

    Darío Grandinetti

    León

  • Aitor Luna

    Aitor Luna

    Tomás

  • Victoria Teijeiro

    Victoria Teijeiro

    Josefa

  • Ana Oca

    Ana Oca

    Cipriana

  • Milo Taboada

    Milo Taboada

    Pepe

  • Celso Bugallo

    Celso Bugallo

    Paco O Da Filosera

  • Pedro Galiza

    Pedro Galiza

    Civil Guard Agent #1

  • Sergio Quintana

    Sergio Quintana

    Benito

Overview

Galicia, northern Spain, January 2, 1921. The steamship Santa Isabel, sailing towards Argentina with more than two hundred emigrants on board, sinks off the coast of Sálvora Island. Three island women, María, Josefa and Cipriana, who have bravely set sail aboard a fragile skiff to save the shipwrecked, are treated as heroes by the cynical authorities; but León, an inquisitive and tenacious Argentinean journalist, starts asking uncomfortable questions.

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