Ashes from the Sun(2008)
Some things are worth fighting.
Environmental drama set in Asturias, Spain. A Scottish travel writer is forced to stay in a valley town in northern Spain when his camper van breaks down. There he gets to know the different inhabitants, some of them struggling to close down the nearby power station and some trying to make it more prosperous.
Movie: Ashes from the Sun
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Federico
Paul Ferguson
Cristina
Tati
Manolo
Raúl
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Environmental drama set in Asturias, Spain. A Scottish travel writer is forced to stay in a valley town in northern Spain when his camper van breaks down. There he gets to know the different inhabitants, some of them struggling to close down the nearby power station and some trying to make it more prosperous.
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2008-05-30
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Some things are worth fighting.
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