Reina y patria

...create a lively patchwork of memories, recalled with a whisper of yearning.

...[a] likable, warm, accessible drama...

...is everything you’d expect from distinctive film-maker John Boorman: a heartfelt story told in arresting visual tones through a melange of conflicting accents and strangely theatrical staging.

...when the action shifts to Bill’s childhood home (...) some of the magic of that place rubs off on Boorman’s picture: It becomes lighter on its feet, moves with the breath of life and not just the strength of memory.