Land and Shade

Land and Shade

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 2015

Alfonso is an old farmer who has returned home to tend to his son, who is gravely ill. He rediscovers his old house, where the woman who was once his wife still lives, with his daughter-in-law and grandson. The landscape that awaits him resembles a wasteland. Vast sugar cane plantations surround the house, producing perpetual clouds of ash. 17 years after abandoning them, Alfonso tries to fit back in and save his family.

Land and Shade

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 2015

Land and Shade
Alfonso is an old farmer who has returned home to tend to his son, who is gravely ill. He rediscovers his old house, where the woman who was once his wife still lives, with his daughter-in-law and grandson. The landscape that awaits him resembles a wasteland. Vast sugar cane plantations surround the house, producing perpetual clouds of ash. 17 years after abandoning them, Alfonso tries to fit back in and save his family.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Ciné Sud Promotion, Burning Blue, Topkapi Films, Preta Portê Filmes
Original title La tierra y la sombra
Directors César Augusto Acevedo
Writers Miguel Machalski, César Augusto Acevedo, José Luis Torres Leiva

Cast

Haimer Leal

as Alfonso

Hilda Ruiz

as Alicia

Edison Raigosa

as Gerardo

Marleyda Soto

as Esperanza