Salt and Fire (2016)
Sometimes redemption is out of reach
A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.
- Date of release
- 2016-12-07
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (83)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Werner Herzog
Casting
- Veronica Ferres — Laura Sommerfeld
- Michael Shannon — Matt Riley
- Gael García Bernal — Dr. Fabio Cavani
- Volker Michalowski — Dr. Arnold Meier
- Lawrence Krauss — Aristidis / Krauss
- Anita Briem — Flight Attendant
- Danner Ignacio Márquez Arancibia — Huascar
- Gabriel Márquez Arancibia — Atahualpa
- Lilly Krug — Passenger
- Werner Herzog — Man with One Story (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Salt and Fire is a 2016 thriller film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The film stars Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres, and Gael García Bernal. It tells the story about a hostage-taking situation set against an ecological disaster in Bolivia. It had its premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival. It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Production
The plot for the film was loosely inspired by Tom Bissell's short story "Aral". Werner Herzog wrote the screenplay in 5 days. The film was shot in Bolivia. It took 16 days to shoot the film in total.
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