Sangre de Mayo

Sangre de mayo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	José Luis Garci
Written by	José Luis Garci Horacio Valcárcel
Starring	Quim Gutiérrez Paula Echevarría Manuel Galiana
Music by	Pablo Cervantes
Cinematography	Félix Monti
Edited by	José Luis Garci
Production company	Nickel Odeon Dos S.A. TeleMadrid
Release date	3 October 2008
Running time	152 min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	15.000.000
Box office	1.668.908 + 902.830

Blood of May (Spanish: Sangre de mayo) is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Quim Gutiérrez and Paula Echevarría. The plot is based on a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós and takes place around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.

Year 1808. The young Gabriel Araceli (Quim Gutierrez) is working as a typesetter in a modest printing of Madrid. His girlfriend, Ines (Paula Echevarría), is a pretty orphan girl living in Aranjuez, hosted by his uncle, the evil Don Celestino Santos (Manuel Galiana). During his visit to the Royal Site to see the bride, Gabriel coincides with the historic uprising of 19 March against Godoy, whose palace is assaulted by the mob. Thinking about the girl's sake, Don Celestino consent to Inez moved to Madrid to live with their relatives also Don Mauro Requejo and sister Restituta. Gabriel, to be near his girlfriend, in response to a notice is provided as a waiter in the shop. With the help of the boy John of God, who is in love with the girl, tries to kidnap Agnes, for Don Mauro seeks nothing less than to marry her himself. And after many vicissitudes, Gabriel gets away with taking advantage Ines tumultuous reception that the people of Madrid surrenders to the new King Ferdinand VII, The Desire. They plan to flee to Cadiz, the birthplace of the boy, but times go scrambled because, under the pretext of their way to Portugal, Napoleon's troops entered Spain. I have made friends and allies, but the French soldiers are unpopular with the population of Madrid, which regards them as invaders. And on 2 May explodes the popular revolt against imperial outposts. And, incidentally, Gabriel Araceli is involved in the fierce battles taking place in the Puerta del Sol and elsewhere in Madrid

Sangre de mayo was released on Region 2 DVD in November 2009.