Directed by:
Fernando González MolinaScreenplay:
Sergio G. SánchezCinematography:
Xavi GiménezComposer:
Lucas VidalCast:
Laia Costa, Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte, Macarena García, Fernando Cayo, Djedje Apali, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Emilio Buale, Celso Bugallo, Petra Martínez (more)Plots(1)
It's 1953 and Kilian leaves his Huesca mountains to set out, with his brother, on a journey to Fernando Poo, a distant and exotic land. There they are awaited by their father, a veteran at the Sampaka estate, where they make one of the world's best cocoas. In the colony they will discover the flippancy of social life compared to a corseted, dull Spain, experience the contrasts between settlers and natives and learn the meaning of friendship, passion, love and hate. The accidental discovery of a letter forgotten for years prompts Clarence to leave his Huesca mountains and travel to Bioko to visit the land where his father, Jacobo, and his uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo. In the entrails of a territory as exuberant and seductive as it is dangerous, Clarence unearths the secret of a forbidden love framed within turbulent historic circumstances, the consequences of which will rub off on the present day. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
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I was a little worried that the Spanish would not be able to handle such a big film, but it turned out that my fears were unfounded. As well as my concern that it would be a drawn-out romance. Sure, there's a romantic storyline, and it's important, but it's through it that the story is told, and it's not boring. Moreover, the period setting is well done.
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