''Valley of Shadows'' ( es, Valle de sombras, links=no) is a 2024 Spanish survival thriller film directed by

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from a screenplay by Alejandro Hernández which stars

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, alongside

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, Iván Renedo, and

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Plot

The plot is set in the

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s of

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in 1999. The plot follows Quique, rescued by a local after he, Clara, and Lucas were assaulted by bandits during their holidays.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Alejandro Hernández. The film is a La Terraza Films,

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, Ikiru Films, and El Reino de Zanskar AIE production. It was lensed by Álex Catalán. Shooting locations included the

Kullu Valley Kullu Valley is a broad open valley in Himachal Pradesh, India, formed by the Beas River between Manali and Larji. This valley is famous for its temples, beauty and its majestic hills covered with pine and deodar forest and sprawling apple orc ...

Release

Distributed by

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, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 12 January 2024.

Accolades

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, , Best Production Supervision , , Leire Aurrekoetxea, Luis Gutiérrez , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Makeup and Hairstyles , , Sarai Rodríguez, Noé Montes, Óscar del Monte, , , - , Best Special Effects , , Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer , ,

References

External Links

* {{IMDb title, 21861446 Spanish adventure thriller films Spanish survival films Films set in 1999 Films about vacationing Films set in Himachal Pradesh Films set in the Himalayas Spanish-language thriller films Atresmedia Cine films La Terraza Films films Ikiru Films films Buena Vista International films Films scored by Roque Baños 2020s Spanish films 2020s Spanish-language films