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Josep
The story of Josep Bartoli, an illustrator who in the aftermath of the Spanish civil war, would wind up befriending a prison guard in the concentration camp he was placed in.
Director: Aurel
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Overview
February 1939. Spanish republicans are fleeing Franco’s dictatorship to France. The French government built concentration camps, confining the refugees, where they barely have access to hygiene, water and food. In one of these camps, separated by barbed wire, two men will become friends. One is a guard, the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 – NYC 1995), an illustrator who fights against Franco’s regime.
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