In June 1808, Napoleon's troops invade Spain. A boy named Isidro will beat his drum in the mountains of El Bruc, making the French army believe that thousands of armed men are waiting to confront them.
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The people behind it
Andrés García
Juan Clussá
Mercedes Sampietro
Rosalía
Jorge Sanz
Isidro
Alfredo Mayo
Clussá's Grandfather
Diana Bracho
Paula
Vicente Parra
Antoni Frac
Guillermo Antón
José Viñas
Roberto Camardiel
Mosén Ramón
Iñaki Aierra
Pierre
José Luis Barceló
Alcalde Sampedor
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