Informative but not dramatically charged, this fictional documentary looks at an incident in 1976 when a group of dissidents were forcibly exiled to an island hotel in order to keep them silenced during the visit of King Carlos of Spain to France. This pseudo-documentary features a Canadian filmmaker who is looking into the group of dissidents. He interviews them to get the story of what happened recorded for posterity. Among the group was another man of Spanish ancestry who suddenly arrived on the island but managed to find a way out. His future exploits are brought into question since there are certain terrorist connotations to his character.
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Agnès Château
Gunda
Known for
The Lacemaker
Didier Sauvegrain
Toni
Known for
Empire of the Wolves
Umbrella Coup
Agnès Chateau
Gunda
Carlos Andreu
Gabriel Auer
Emilio Sánchez-Ortiz
Ignacio
Francesco Curto
Pedro
Also in
The Brigade
Yves Albert
Albert
Bruno Madinier
Michel
Also in
Dolmen
Les Cordier, juge et flic
Paulette FRANTZ
Madame Basset
Alain Daré
Capitaine De Crs
Yves Carlevaris
Inspecteur
Gabriel Auer Director · Carlos Andreu Writer Robert Alazraki Cinematographer
First release September 5, 1980 · Produced in France · Original title Vacances royales
Production
Forum Films
Production
France
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Original title
Vacances royales
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 1980
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France · January 21, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 9, 1980 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
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