The Days of Water | |
Director: | Manuel Octavio Gómez |
Starring: | Idalia Anreus |
Runtime: | 110 minutes |
Country: | Cuba |
Language: | Spanish |
The Days of Water (Spanish; Castilian: Los días del agua) is a 1971 Cuban drama film directed by Manuel Octavio Gómez. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize, the Prix FIPRESCI, and Idalia Anreus won the award for Best Actress.[1]
Based on actual events that occurred in 1936 in Cuba's Pinar Del Río, the film tells the story of Antoñica Izquierdo, a peasant who attributed healing powers through water.