Land and Shade
2015 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
An aging farmer returns to his rural home after many years away to help his gravely ill child and face the family he left behind. Surrounded by vast sugar cane fields and constant ash, he tries to rebuild trust while the harsh land and an impersonal industry press in on their fragile lives.
Also known as La terre et l'ombre
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Details
- Original title
- La tierra y la sombra
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-05-18
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (70 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, realistic family story that also reflects on poverty, labor, and environmental harm, similar in spirit to Even the Rain; Not for you if you need fast pacing or light escapism.
Pros: emotionally heavy family drama; strong social awareness; haunting rural atmosphere | Cons: very slow pace; bleak, downbeat tone; not for casual viewing
Themes
- society
- family
- nature
- cine colombiano
Cast & crew
- HL
Haimer Leal
as Alfonso
- HR
Hilda Ruiz
as Alicia
- ER
Edison Raigosa
as Gerardo
Marleyda Soto
as Esperanza
Directed by César Augusto Acevedo