Reign of the Fallen

Year: 2005

IMDb Rating: 6.4/10

Genres: Sci-Fi, Action

Directors: David McLeavy

Cast: Carlos Acuña, Maureen Isern, Kevin Walsh, Jason Updike

In the times since great wars laid waste to Prias, its people have learned to embrace a simple life, away from the perils of technology and war. As the mighty Sith army spreads across the galaxy, subjugating every planet in its path, all the people of Prias can do is wait, their world protected by an energy shield held in place by ancient towers. While the people wait in fear, one Jedi trained by Master Oram Bren will be chosen to be the future leader of Prias, a title decided by a vote of the entire population of the planet. But little do they know that one Jedi's dark secret could spell their doom.

The Valley of Cuelgamuros (Spanish: Valle de Cuelgamuros), called the Valley of the Fallen (Spanish: Valle de los Caídos) until 2022, is a Spanish memorial site in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives during the Spanish Civil War. Overlooking the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid, the memorial was constructed by order of the Nationalist dictator Francisco Franco in 1940. Construction continued until 1958, with the site opening to the public the following year. Franco said that the monument was intended as a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation. The site served as Franco's burial place from his death in November 1975 - despite it not being his intended burial site - until his exhumation on October 24, 2019, following a long and controversial legal process to remove all public glorification of his dictatorship. The monument, considered a landmark of 20th-century Spanish architecture, was designed by Pedro Muguruza and Diego Méndez on a scale to equal, according to Franco, "the grandeur of the monuments of old, which defy time and memory". Together with the Universidad Laboral de Gijón, it is one of the most prominent examples of the Spanish Neo-Herrerian style, which was intended to form part of a revival of Juan de Herrera's architecture, exemplified by the nearby royal residence El Escorial. This uniquely Spanish architectural style was widely used for post-war public buildings and is rooted in international fascist classicism as exemplified by Albert Speer or Mussolini's Esposizione Universale Roma. The monument precinct covers over 13.6 square kilometres (3,360 acres) of Mediterranean woodlands and granite boulders on the Sierra de Guadarrama hills, more than 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level and includes a basilica, a Benedictine abbey, a guest house, the Valley, and the Juanelos—four cylindrical monoliths dating from the 16th century. The most prominent feature of the monument is the towering 150-meter-high (490-foot) Christian cross, the tallest such cross in the world, erected over a granite outcrop 150 metres over the basilica esplanade and visible from over 30 kilometres (20 mi) away. Work started in 1940 and took over eighteen years to complete, with the monument being officially inaugurated on 1 April 1959. According to the official ledger, the cost of the construction totalled 1,159 million pesetas, funded through national lottery draws and donations. Some of the labourers were prisoners who traded their labour for a reduction in time served. The complex is owned and operated by the Patrimonio Nacional, the Spanish governmental heritage agency, and has long been one of the agency's most visited attractions. Since the Spanish transition to democracy, the monument has been the subject of significant debate due to its connections to the Franco dictatorship. The monument was controversially closed to visitors in 2009 under the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. It was reopened under Mariano Rajoy's government in 2012. Since the election of Pedro Sánchez in 2018, the Spanish government has sought to redefine the monument as a "place of democratic memory". While the government failed to expel the Benedictine community resident at the complex, it announced major changes to the complex, including the addition of an interpretation center, in 2025.

In the times since great wars laid waste to the planet Prias, its people have learned to embrace a simple life, away from the perils of technology and war. As the mighty Sith army spreads across the galaxy, subjugating every planet in its path, all the people of Prias can do is wait, their planet protected by an energy shield held in place by ancient towers. While the people wait in fear, one Jedi trained by Master Oram Bren will be chosen to be the future leader of Prias, a title decided by a vote of the entire population of the planet. But little do they know that one Jedi's dark secret could spell their doom.