The Night of the Sunflowers
Seen it?2006 | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Gift or Nell, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Two speleologists, Esteban and Pedro, travel to a mountainous area located in northern Spain, near a small village, to study a newly discovered cave and determine if it is of scientific interest, while Gabi, Esteban's wife, awaits their return on a lonely road at the foot of the mountain.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
- Carmelo GómezEsteban
- Judith DiakhateGabi
- Celso BugalloAmadeo
- Manuel MorónSalesman
- Mariano AlamedaPedro
- Vicente Romero SánchezTomás
- Walter VidarteAmós
- Cesáreo EstébanezCecilio
- Fernando Sánchez-CabezudoBeni
- Petra MartínezMarta