Las Hurdes
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But this home is a little more comfortable.
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There's a stable on the ground floor...
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...and upstairs a kitchen and living space.
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There's even a bed.
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In winter, the Hurdanos sleep fully clothed.
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The wear their clothes until they wear out.
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This woman says:
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"Nothing keeps one awake more
than thoughts of death...

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"Or reciting an Ave Maria for someone's soul."
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We left after two months in Las Hurdes.
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The misery shown in this film is not
without remedy.

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Elsewhere in Spain, hill people, peasants and workers have achieved better conditions through mutual self-help.
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They have made demands of the authorities for a better life.
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...will give impetus to the coming elections and lead to a Popular Front government.
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The military rebellion backed by Hitler and Mussolini seeks to bring back the privileges of the rich.
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But the workers and peasants of Spain will defeat Franco and his cronies.
With the help of anti-fascists from all over the world...

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...civil war will give way to peace, work and happiness.
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And the miserable homes you saw in this film will disappear for ever.

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