Rough Winds is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel Los aires difíciles by Almudena Grandes. It features José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen Elías.
Overview
Rough Winds is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel Los aires difíciles by Almudena Grandes. It features José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen Elías.
Plot
After surviving a shipwreck, Juan Olmedo seeks solace and redress together with his brother Alfonso (a mentally handicapped person) and his niece Tamara in an Andalusian village in the Atlantic coast of the province of Cádiz, seeking to overcome the death of Charo (Juan's child love, wife of his brother Damián, and Juan's lover) in a traffic collision. He develops a bond and sexual relationship with the maid, the lively Maribel, while Panrico (Maribel's former partner) and Sara (Juan's neighbor and Maribel's friend) stay aloof.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the novel Los vientos difíciles by Almudena Grandes, the screenplay was penned by Ángeles González-Sinde and Alberto Macías. The film is a Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and Maestranza Films production. Shooting locations included Zahara de los Atunes, Barbate and Madrid.
