Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War
Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War | |
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Spanish | Dime quién soy |
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Based on | Tell Me Who I Am by Julia Navarro |
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Directed by | Eduard Cortés |
Starring |
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Composer | Lucas Vidal[1] |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original languages | Spanish (some dialogue in French, Russian, Italian, German and Polish) |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Cinematography | Domi Parra[1] |
Editor | David Omedes[1] |
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Release | December 4, 2020 January 1, 2021 | –
Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War (
The series premiered on December 4, 2020 on Movistar+.[3]
Main cast
- Irene Escolar as Amelia Garayoa
- Oriol Pla as Pierre Comte
- Pierre Kiwitt as Max von Schumann
- Maria Pia Calzone as Carla Alessandrini
- Will Keen as Albert James
- Oleg Kricunova as Krisov
Plot
Episode 1
In 1998, Albert James (Will Keen) sets out to find his mother, whom he never knew. In 1934, Amelia Garayoa (Irene Escolar), a daughter of the Madrid bourgeoisie, is torn between the demands of her environment and her progressive convictions. Pushed by her father, Juan Garayoa, an industrialist whose business is on the verge of bankruptcy, as one of his factories is closed in Berlin, she marries a rich heir, and they have a son. In the turmoil of the Second Spanish Republic, Amelia wants to get involved. She meets the French communist journalist Pierre Comte (Oriol Pla) and falls in love with him. Her life changes abruptly when she decides to leave her family behind and follow him to Argentina.[4]
Episode 2
Amelia and Pierre have been living in Buenos Aires for two years and are making friends with the Italian diva Carla Alessandrini (
Episode 3
In Moscow, Amelia and Pierre live with relatives and quickly feel the atmosphere of mistrust and
Episode 4
In 1939, Amelia leaves Moscow accompanied by Albert, and returns to Madrid, where she meets her family again. Her husband does not forgive her for leaving the family, and she has difficulty seeing her 5-year-old son Javier again. Since the end of the
Episode 5
In Berlin, Amelia meets old acquaintances from Argentina again: the Italian singer Carla Alessandrini and the German military doctor Max von Schuman. Married to an attractive supporter of Hitler's government, he is opposed to Hitler, but loyal to his country. Amelia’s courage attracts the attention of the British military intelligence authorities, who recruit her as an intelligence agent despite Albert’s resistance. Plagued by guilt, the young woman must choose between her mission and a new love.[8]
Episode 6
Amelia’s mission takes her to Warsaw together with Max. The situation becomes more complicated when her new lover is transferred back to the
Episode 7
Amelia is being held under the supervision of Colonel Jürgens, and narrowly escapes her execution thanks to the intervention of Max, who has returned to Warsaw. The German soldier, now a family man, takes her to Carla Alessandrini in Italy before saying goodbye to her. The diva, supported by her husband and pianist, is active in the resistance. Amelia, who could not do anything about their arrest by the SS, resumes her service for the British. She takes the opportunity to settle with an enemy.[10]
Episode 8
In 1944, the
Episode 9
Seventeen years have passed and Amelia now lives in Berlin, together with Max and his son Friedrich. In 1961, the Berlin Wall is being built and soon embodies the division of the Cold War. Although Amelia works in the East German Foreign Ministry, she helps the philosophy teacher of her adopted son to migrate to the West. Amidst the tensions of history, she repeatedly meets faces who have shaped her own history. Until the last reunion at the end of her life.[12]
Release
The first two episodes of the nine-part series premiered on
The first three episodes were previously screened at the 2020 San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 21, 2020.[1]
In
All nine episodes of the series were released March 8, 2021 in the United States on Peacock under the title Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War in both Spanish and English.[15]
The series aired on
References
- ^ a b c d "DIME QUIÉN SOY / TELL ME WHO I AM". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Hopewell, John; Barraclough, Leo (12 October 2020). "Beta Film Rolls Out Woman's Emancipation Epic 'Tell Me Who I Am' from Movistar Plus, Telemundo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b ""Dime quién soy" estrena tráiler y confirma fecha de emisión: 4 de diciembre" (in European Spanish). EFE. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (1/9) - Serie streamen". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (2/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (3/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (4/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (5/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (6/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (7/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (8/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Alles, was die Zeit vergisst (9/9)". ARTE (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "'Dime quién soy' llega al completo a Movistar+". Teleprograma. Diez Minutos. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "HBO Latinoamérica presenta el estreno de la serie española 'Dime Quién Soy' para diciembre". Seriépolis. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Peacock Continues to Expand Original Programming with Drama Series "Dime Quien Soy: Mistress of War" Launching Today". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
- Tell Me Who I Am at IMDb