Ashes from the Sun

May 30, 2008

1h 36m

★ 5.7

Some things are worth fighting.

Overview

Environmental drama set in Asturias, Spain. A Scottish travel writer is forced to stay in a valley town in northern Spain when his camper van breaks down. There he gets to know the different inhabitants, some of them struggling to close down the nearby power station and some trying to make it more prosperous.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bausan Films

El Nacedón Films

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Cast

Federico

Celso Bugallo

Paul Ferguson

Gary Piquer

Cristina

Clara Segura

Tati

Beatriz Rico

Mario

Fran Sariego

Manolo

Txema Blasco

Raúl

Eduardo Antuña

Adriano Prieto

Nicolás Fernández Luna

Marisol

Raquel Hevia

Lalin

Carlos Kaniowsky

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