Palm Trees in the Snow
Short description
Following the discovery of an old letter, a woman named Clarence travels from the mountains of Spain to the island of Fernando Poo in Equatorial Guinea. Her journey is intended to explore the land where her uncle Kilian and father spent their youth. While visiting the tropical region, Clarence uncovers family secrets regarding a forbidden romance that took place decades earlier during a period of historical instability.
The 2015 drama was directed by Fernando González Molina, marking his third feature following Three Steps Above Heaven and I Want You. The film features a cast including Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte, Macarena García, Alain Hernández, Berta Vázquez, and Djédjé Apali, with a total of 62 credited actors. The screenplay was written by Sergio G. Sánchez.
Produced by companies including Nostromo Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment España, the production had a budget of 11 million USD. The movie has been received positively by both viewers and professionals. It holds a 7.3 rating on IMDb based on 13,000 votes and a 7.4 rating on TMDB from 551 votes. Film critics provided a slightly higher average rating of 7.7 based on 6 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film featured 2,000 extras, making "Palm Trees in the Snow" the largest Spanish-language project currently in production.
- 400 palm trees were planted for the filming, and a colonial estate with a large manor house and an African village were built from scratch.
- The film outperformed the seventh episode of "Star Wars" at the Spanish box office.
- 415,000 Spaniards named "Snowy Palms" the best film of 2015, and Mario Casas, who played the main role in it, the best actor of the year at the annual Fotogramas de Plata awards.
- The film was a laureate of prestigious film awards: it was nominated in five categories of the Goya Awards (the Spanish "Oscar") and won in two of them.
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