Against the Wind
Contra el Viento
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Antonio Banderas
Juan
Emma Suárez
Ana
Bruce McGuire
Petersen
Rosario Flores
Rosario
Francisco Guijar
Director
Rafael Díaz
Colorao
Germán Cobos
Antonio
Patricia Palacios
Mary
Queta Claver
Madre de Ana / Ana's mother
Pilar Bardem
Madre de Rosario / Rosario's mother
Carmen Balagué
Dolores
Estanis González
Padre de Ana / Ana's father
Fernando J. Melgosa
Médico
Orlando Rodríguez
Jefe Buccador
Paco Periñán
Director, Producer
Eduardo Campoy
Producer
Ramón Farrán
Music
Gérard de Battista
Cinematography