Starring Bernard Hill (Lord Of The Rings and Titanic are quoted in the press release, but we still remember him affectionately as Yossser Hughes in Boys From the Blackstuff) and Academy Award Nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full Of Grace, Che), The Heart Of The Earth (El Corazón de la tierra) is an epic of the human spirits' endurance in the face of fate and the march of history.

Set around the sweeping backdrop of the vast wealth-baring mines of Andalusia's Rio Tinto in 1888, The Heart Of The Earth is the enotional story of two women from different worlds. Fiery Spaniard Blanca and British aristocrat Katherine have been friends since childhood. With their world steeped in turmoil and unrest, both women must struggle against the social upheaval that threatens their lives and their loves. As revolution threatens the fabric of the country, treachery and betrayal become common currency. In order to hold onto that friendship, they must make a terrible choice before Rio Tinto erupts into violence and tragedy.

The Heart of the Earth has had precious little exposure in English-speaking countries, but that will be put right when it gets its UK DVD (and as far as I can tell, release) debut from metrodome on 9th February 2009 at the RRP of £15.99. There are, we are told, no special features, so the movie had better be good.