The Canary Islands
1973, Swedish. Directed by Tom Alandh.
Approximately half a million Swedes vacationed to Spain in 1972, one of Europe's poorest countries who had then been controlled by Franco since 1939. 120 000 of them chose The Canary Islands as their destination. The documentary highlights and contrasts the carefree tourism with the censorship and oppression granted by a dictatorship.
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- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 1 January 1973
- Original title
- Kanarieöarna
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The Canary Islands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1973. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Canary Islands?
The Canary Islands (1973) was directed by Tom Alandh.