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, Judith Diakhate,

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, Manuel Morón, Mariano Alameda, Vicente Romero and

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. It is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.

Plot

Set in the village of Angosto, in the heart of rural

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, the plot follows Esteban and Pedro (two

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s) and Gabi (Esteban's girlfriend), as Cecilio, an elderly villager, is killed in the wake of a misunderstanding in the aftermath of the attempted sexual assault on Gabi by a salesman and ensuing violent confrontation.

Cast

Production

''The Night of the Sunflowers'' is a Spain-Portugal-France co-production. Production companies included Alta Producción, Stop Line Films, The Film SAS and Arte France Cinéma. Locations in the

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( San Bartolomé de Béjar and Becedas) doubled as the fictional village of Angosto.

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 25 August 2006. It also screened at the

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section of the

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in September 2006.

Accolades

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, , Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best New Director , , Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo , , , - , Best New Actor , , Walter Vidarte , , , - ,

16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 12 February 2007 in Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos. Directed by Mariano de Paco and written by Mariano de Paco, Ignacio García May and Ainhoa Amestoy, the gala was hosted ...

, , Best Film Actor in a Minor Role , , Manuel Morón , , , , align = "center" , , - , 51st

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, , colspan = "2" , Best Debut Film , , , ,

References

External links

''The Night of the Sunflowers''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Night of the Sunflowers, The 2006 films Films shot in the province of Ávila Spanish drama films Portuguese drama films French drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish thriller films French thriller films Portuguese thriller films Films set in Spain Rape and revenge films 2000s French films 2000s Spanish films