A Distant Noise

Mar 30, 2023

0h 24m

★ 0.0

Overview

During the rice sowing season, Jun, a young Catalan of Chinese origin, works as a seasonal worker in the Ebro Delta. This ancient labour will make him confront his own roots and the distance that separates him from his family.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Limmat Films

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Cast

Jun

Junyi Sun

David

David Cherta

Sebastián

Sebastián Cherta

Francisco

Francisco Cherta

Alfonso

Alfonso Cherta

Jun's Mother

Shang Mei Wang

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A Distant Noise

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