The Year of Fury

The Year of Fury (Spanish: El año de la furia)[1] 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.

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.

[2][3][4] The film is a Spanish-Uruguayan co-production by Gona, Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones and Cimarrón, with backing from Ibermedia, ICAA and RTVE.

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

[7] 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.