To the Desert

To the Desert

94 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 30, 2017

Julia works as a waitress on the night shift of the Comodoro Rivadavia casino. There, she meets Gwynfor, a customer who offers an interesting work opportunity in the oil industry. And so, what starts out as a morning appointment, résumé in hand, becomes a nightmarish journey in the middle of the arid landscape of Patagonia, a space Ulises Rosell uses with the cinematic power of a western, with the inclemency of the sun and the darkness of night ravaging the protagonists. Inspired by the stories of captive women from the 19th century,

To the Desert

94 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 30, 2017

To the Desert
Julia works as a waitress on the night shift of the Comodoro Rivadavia casino. There, she meets Gwynfor, a customer who offers an interesting work opportunity in the oil industry. And so, what starts out as a morning appointment, résumé in hand, becomes a nightmarish journey in the middle of the arid landscape of Patagonia, a space Ulises Rosell uses with the cinematic power of a western, with the inclemency of the sun and the darkness of night ravaging the protagonists. Inspired by the stories of captive women from the 19th century,
Producers Ajimolido Films, Triciclo Films, Wanka Cine
Original title Al desierto
Directors Ulises Rosell
Writers Ulises Rosell

Cast

Valentina Bassi

as Julia

Jorge Sesán

as Gwynfor

Germán de Silva

as Le pisteur

José María Marcos

as Le commissaire