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Sunday Light is a film of genre Drama directed by José Luis Garci with Álex González
Sunday Light (2007)
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Add to a movie listSunday Light (Spanish: Luz de domingo) is a 2007 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Álex González, Paula Echevarría and Alfredo Landa. The plot, set in rural Asturias in the early 20th-century, is based on a novel by Ramón Pérez de Ayala.
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In early 20th-century Spain, Urbano, an idealistic liberal young man arrives in Cenciella, a small village, to be a secretary at the town hall. Urbano falls in love with Estrella, the daughter of a local landowner Joaco. Politically, the town is split in two, with the forces of evil repped by mayor Atila. Urbano tries to remain neutral but his intentions would be brutally punished.Actors
Álex González
(Urbano Gagigal)
Alfredo Landa
(Joaco)
Paula Echevarría
(Estrella)
Carlos Larrañaga
(Atila Becerril)
Kiti Mánver
(Predestinación Sánchez)
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