The Year of Fury

The Year of Fury (El año de la furia) is a 2020 Spanish-Uruguayan drama film directed by Rafa Russo which stars Alberto Ammann, Joaquín Furriel, Daniel Grao, Martina Gusman, Sara Sálamo, and Maribel Verdú.

Plot
Set in 1972 Montevideo, a year before the 1973 coup d'état, the plot tracks the lives of different people: television screenwriters Diego and Leonardo, military officer and torturer Rojas, prostitute Susana, anti-Francoist Spaniard and hostal owner Emilia, and the latter's daughter, political fighter Jenny.

Production
The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and RTVE. Footage was shot in Montevideo (outdoor scenes) and Madrid (indoor scenes).

Release
The film was presented at the 65th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2020. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2021.

Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "more than worthy approach to political cinema, with marked melodramatic overtones".

Alberto Luchini of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting its realistic characters, portrayed with multiple edges and without manichaeism, as the best thing about the film.