Ashes from the Sun

Ashes from the Sun

Ashes from the Sun

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Ashes from the Sun

"Some things are worth fighting."

2008

1h 36m

5.8(14 votes)

Drama

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.

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Bausan Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Celso Bugallo

Celso Bugallo

Federico

Gary Piquer

Gary Piquer

Paul Ferguson

Clara Segura

Clara Segura

Cristina

Beatriz Rico

Beatriz Rico

Tati

Fran Sariego

Mario

Txema Blasco

Txema Blasco

Manolo

Eduardo Antuña

Eduardo Antuña

Raúl

Adriano Prieto

Nicolás Fernández Luna

Raquel Hevia

Marisol

Creative team

Directed by: José Antonio Quirós
Written by: Dionisio Pérez
Ignacio del Moral
Produced by: Loris Omedes

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