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Film · 2015

Palm Trees in the Snow

Original titlePalmeras en la nieve

Directed by Fernando González Molina · starring Tomás del Estal, Mario Casas and Adriana Ugarte

  • 2 h 43 min
  • History · Drama · Romance
  • Spain
  • 6.7 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.7 Users41 votes
  • 6.8 Critics2 reviews
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Synopsis

Adaptation of the book namesake written by Luz Gabás in 2012. One day, Clarence (Adriana Ugarte) accidentally discovers a forgotten letter, which leads her to travel from the mountains of Huesca to the island of Fernando Po (now known as Bioko), which belonged to the Spanish Guinea from 1926 to 1968, when it proclaimed its independence, and in which his father Jacobo (Alain Hernandez) and his uncle Kilian (Mario Casas) lived after leaving snow in Huesca Mountain and where they waited for his father, a veteran of the Sampaka finca, where is grown and roasted one of the best cocoa in the world. There, the young girl discovers a secret about a story of forbidden love with relationships in history and to this day. 'Palm Trees in the Snow', shot in the summer of 2014 in Gran Canaria, it is directed by Fernando Gonzalez Molina ('Hot School 2', 'I want you') and a spectacular cast form by Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte Fernando Cayo, Macarena García, Daniel Grao, Mark Schardan, Berta Vazquez Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Celso Bugallo, Petra Martínez, Alain Hernandez and Jose Manuel Poga.

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The essentials

Runtime
163 min2 hours and 43 minutes
Budget
€10mAntena 3 Films
How long is Palm Trees in the Snow?
2 hours and 43 minutes (163 minutes).
Who directed Palm Trees in the Snow?
Fernando González Molina.
Who is in Palm Trees in the Snow?
It stars Tomás del Estal, Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte and Macarena García.
Where can I watch Palm Trees in the Snow?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (38)
Director
Fernando González Molina
Writers
Sergio G. Sánchez, Luz Gabás
Music
Lucas Vidal
Producers
Mercedes Gamero, Fernando González Molina, Adrián Guerra, Axel Kuschevatzky
Cinematography
David Acereto, Xavi Giménez

Videos and trailers

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'Palm Trees in the Snow' official trailer 2:107 October 2015

Photos and posters

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Reviews

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6.7 41 votes
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What the critics say average 6.8 from 2 outlets

  • 7.0 ABCE. Rodríguez Marchante "Excellent and dreamy Ecuatorial Guinea colonial mid-twentieth century (...) never fails to give the impression that, although lengthy, has been somewhat short, as if your ideal container out a… Read
  • 6.5 CinemaníaAndrea G. Bermejo The greatest achievement of 'Palmeras en la nieve' is precisely to take advantage of that circumstance, that of being a "blockbuster", an epic film in the way of 'Out of Africa' or 'The English… Read

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Soundtrack

All 7 songs
  1. Palmeras en la nievePablo Alborán Spotify
  2. MamaYolanda Eyama Spotify
  3. No te puedo quererJavier Godino Spotify
  4. Nye Köppé Nye Lölaka

Trivia

All 10 facts

  • The spectacular set of the film is built from scratch to recreate part of Guinea of the time.

  • During the postproduction they will be added over 500 digital shots to give as realistic as possible.

  • Mario Casas, who plays in the film a character that will go from 18 to 40 years, said that certainly is your best role.

  • The shooting of this overproduction of Spanish cinema was held in Gran Canaria because of its tax incentives and landscape and when was for ten weeks in the summer of 2014. Other locations were Colombia and, in winter, the Aragonese Pyrenees

  • Participated more than 70 actors, 2,200 extras and 250 technicians.

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