'The Endless Trench' trivia and fun facts
The duration
The directors tried a version of two hours, but they felt it didn't work and finally the film is around 147 minutes.
Two points of view
The film counts with two points of view: what Higinio (Antonio de la Torre) sees and what it's happening outside.
The director's organization
In preproduction and postproduction the three directors were together, but during the filming, two of them were with the actors and the other one with the technical team.
Set in Andalusia
The film is set in any village of Andalusia and, as Belén Cuesta and Antonio de la Torre are from Málaga, they were the managers of giving the needed reality to the script, so the directors have to pay so much attention if they didn't want to be lost.
An issue that has been discussed before
In 2008 the topic of moles was discussed during the post-war years in Spain in the film 'Los girasoles ciegos', by José Luis Cuerda.
Based on a documentary
The film is based on a documentary called '30 years of darkness', by Manuel H. Martín, produced by La Claqueta, who also collaborates in the film.
Divided in two parts
The filming was divided in two parts for letting his main character, Antonio de la Torre, to get fat and in that way, make credible his aging.