Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Murphy Howard
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Cody
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
ssheikh_11
I have to thank Netflix for bringing such enjoyable content from this beautiful country. After my first foray into Spanish Series/Movies with Grand Hotel I have watched a lot of Spanish movies and shows and I must say they excel in bringing periods alive in their shows. Grand Hotel did it beautifully and this drama is a close second. The foremost thing these period drama's have managed is to bring a lot of emotions together with culture and a solid story. As it is a fictional drama of course it is not complete factual retelling of actual history, but it's also not fluff. They cater to an intelligent, I would say mostly female audience, but an audience who like a dose of romance, suspense and also intelligent story telling and compelling dialogues. This exact mix has in my opinion been missing from most US content therefore filling the gap nicely. Highly recommend this drama.
donwords
One of my biggest criticisms of this soap opera is that there is no rank insignia on any of the officers' uniforms. Lieutenant, colonel, general - the uniforms are all identical. And by the way, do medical officers always go about armed with pistols? Also, the Arab Larbi that one nurse is in love with: he is clean shaven, and that is a no no for Muslim men. All he ever seems to do is clean windows or put up shutters, aside from hanging around the nurses all the time. One of the issues in the story is the corruption among the Spanish officers - someone is ripping off the medicines and other supplies and a good deal is made of this, but the issue is never resolved. Nobody is caught or chargedd and the issue just sorf of fades away. All in all, an F for authenticity. B+ for romance.
nicoblue-65389
I like very much that in times of war love always wins.I like the story, actors and I wish to see what is going to happen next
Heather
When writing this, the IMDB reviews thus far have just been soap boxes for hatred of the Spanish or the Moroccans. However, this is a T.V. show about compassion. Melilla, Ceuta, and the Canaries have been a part of Spain for centuries, so it's understandable that the Spanish in the 1920s saw it as a home, and so did the indigenous people from nearby areas. This is a T.V. show about forgiveness and seeing the humanity in people who are different.
It's a telenovela (which is a genre), so you can only compare it to other telenovelas, not T.V. shows in general. The acting is great by telenovela standards and the costumes and sets are beautiful. This show has Muslim Middle Easterners, interracial relationships, and interfaith relationships, which are all rare things in telenovelas. Timely, wouldn't you say?
