Palm Trees in the Snow

"Based on thousands of real stories"

2015 2h 44m ES

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 551

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Synopsis

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Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to Equatorial Guinea, to visit the land where her father Jacobo and her uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo.

“Based on thousands of real stories”

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Cast

Mario Casas
Kilian
Adriana Ugarte
Clarence
Macarena García
Julia
Alain Hernández
Jacobo
Berta Vázquez
Bisila
Djédjé Apali
Iniko
Daniel Grao
Manuel
José María Kimbo
Ose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando González Molina
Writers: Sergio G. Sánchez
Languages: Aragonese, English, Spanish
Countries: France, Spain

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 164 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Aragonese, English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando González Molina, shot by Xavi Giménez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Verónica Callón shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mario Casas and Adriana Ugarte and Macarena García carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fernando González Molina directs. Xavi Giménez behind the camera. Lucas Vidal scores. Verónica Callón cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Aragonese, English, Spanish.

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1Clocks in at 164 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Aragonese, English, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
5Directed by Fernando González Molina, shot by Xavi Giménez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Verónica Callón shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mario Casas and Adriana Ugarte and Macarena García carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Based on thousands of real stories".
10IMDB entry: tt3202202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "sibling relationship", "based on novel or book", "1970s", "plantation".