La tierra y la sombra
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 (2015) is a drama film directed by César Augusto Acevedo, released on July 23, 2015 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Haimer Leal, Hilda Ruiz, Edison Raigosa and Marleyda Soto. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 70 ratings.
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Haimer Leal
as Alfonso
Hilda Ruiz
as Alicia
Edison Raigosa
as Gerardo
Marleyda Soto
as Esperanza
Directed by César Augusto Acevedo, written by César Augusto Acevedo, Miguel Machalski and José Luis Torres Leiva, produced by Paola Andrea Pérez and Diana Bustamante.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 70 ratings.
**Not far from losing the birthplace of human civilisation.** Not everybody's pick of the year. Everybody does not know this film even exist. This is the director's ambitious project, to depict on the screen the world he had come from. So it is much an awareness film about struggling rural society. Usually critics favour this kind of film. But not to be watched for the entertainment purpose. Surely you will be…
Reviewed on May 16, 2017
This film is much deeper than it appears to be. On the surface, it looks like a struggling poor family in a rural setting. Look again. On one level it is a family with their own set of relational problems. Like Tolstoy said, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." But this particular unhappy family is set against the socio-economic background of an impersonal agri-business.…
Reviewed on November 21, 2021
This film is much deeper than it appears to be. On the surface, it looks like a struggling poor family in a rural setting. Look again. On one level it is a family with their own set of relational problems. Like Tolstoy said, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." This particular unhappy family is set against the socio-economic background of an impersonal agri-business. The…
Reviewed on November 23, 2021
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Land and Shade (2015) is available to stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel and Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Land and Shade (2015) includes Haimer Leal, Hilda Ruiz, Edison Raigosa and Marleyda Soto. The film was directed by César Augusto Acevedo. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Land and Shade was released on July 23, 2015 and runs for 1h 37m.
Land and Shade (2015) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 70 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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