“Franco: Spain’s Scorned Memory,” a new documentary that marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, is making its market debut at this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre.

It is one of a slew of new politically-tinged docs Java Films is bringing from its muscular autumn slate ready to enter the market at the Rendez-Vous.

The film, produced by Paris-based Galaxie Presse, explores the legacy of Spain’s infamous leader and the ways in which his memory is empowering the country’s new far-right movement.

Despite recent laws forbidding glorifying the Spanish Civil War and excusing Francoism, the “Cara al sol” hymn to Franco is regularly heard at rallies held by the Spain’s extreme right-wing Vox party. Vox has adopted Franco’s narrative on Spanish n

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