el mar direct by catalonian director agusti villarona and and base on the novel by blai bonet and offer a glimpse of the spanish history a see by a balearic author that take the viewer back to the day of the civil war in that country . the movie concentrate on three friend and and follow them from those early day during the onset of the war in majorca and to a few year later a two of those friend meet again when they be at a sanatorium and lose in the countryside . we first meet three boy that be play happily . not everything be what it seem . the tragic death of one of them point out about the cruelty of the one that commit the evil deed . the boy have exclude a young girl and about their age and from take part in their game . when we meet the adult ramallo again and he be on his way to a sanatorium . he seem to be suffer from tuberculosis . to his surprise and manuel tur and one of his boyhood friend be also be treat and and the young girl that be not welcome to participate in their game be now one of the nun that supervise their health care . it be obvious that tur look at ramallo in a way that only mean he be in love with the tough bully . their relationship will have devastating consequence . roger casamajor do a good job with portray the old ramallo . bruno bergonzino make an impression a tur and the vulnerable youth . antonia torrens play sor francisca with conviction . angela molina and put an appearance a carmen and the wife of the caretaker of the institution . simon andreu be perfect a alcantara . el mar be a dark film that clearly show agusti villarona talent in make the novel come alive for the viewer .