Miguel Ruiz is a Spanish veteran exiled in France who was a member of
"La Nueve" (The Nine), a company of men that went straight from fighting
for their homeland in the Spanish Civil War to battles spanning the
globe in WWII. Their years-long trek across Europe and Africa was
spurred on by their love for their country and their hatred for brutal
dictatorships. Roca uses the composite character Ruiz's "memories" to
tell a story that's an ode to a generation that bravely stood up to, and
beat back, violent fascism.