A Bright Sun

May 17, 2024

1h 21m

★ 0.0

Overview

Mila, an eleven-year-old girl, faces her last days of life before the end of the world. At the same time, she struggles to understand what this means and to keep her family together by holding a party for the final moment.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Atiende Films

IB3

ICEC

Diputació Tarragona

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

D'A Film Lab

Ajuntament de Reus

Ajuntament de Cambrils

Ajuntament de Sant Boi de Llobregat

Vermut Miró

Ecib

Instituto de Cine de Canarias

Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Cultura

REC - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tarragona

A Bright Sun Trailers

Cast

Mila

Laia Artigas

Íngrid

Nunu Sales

Alícia

Núria Prims

Gabriel

Jaume Villalta

Marga

Mercè Pons

Flora

Cloe Costa

Clara

Anna Mateo

Maria

Adriana Morano Tavira

Albert

Hugo Real

Ramon

Joan Jansana Escobedo

Laura

Laia Cucó

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