The Night of the Sunflowers

Aug 25, 2006

1h 58m

★ 6.2

Gripping and superb!

Overview

Two speleologists, Esteban and Pedro, travel to a mountainous area located in northern Spain, near a small village, to study a newly discovered cave and determine if it is of scientific interest, while Gabi, Esteban's wife, awaits their return on a lonely road at the foot of the mountain.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Backup Media

Alta Films

Fado Filmes

Stopline

The Film

ARTE France Cinéma

TVE

Canal+ España

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Cast

Esteban

Carmelo Gómez

Gabi

Judith Diakhate

Amadeo

Celso Bugallo

Salesman

Manuel Morón

Pedro

Mariano Alameda

Tomás

Vicente Romero Sánchez

Amós

Walter Vidarte

Cecilio

Cesáreo Estébanez

Beni

Fernando Sánchez-Cabezudo

Marta

Petra Martínez

Raquel

Nuria Mencía

Julián

Enrique Martínez

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