The Night of
the Sunflowers

Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo

crime, drama / 123’ / 2006

The discovery of a young woman’s dead body in the middle of a sunflower field near a quiet village will lead to a tragic string of events, and a vicious cycle of violence, deception and greed. Who has the courage to get to the bottom of it?


In co-production with Alta Films (Spain); The Film, Backup Films (France).

  • Goya Awards
    Best Director
    Best Screenplay
    Breakthrough Actor (Walter Vidarte)

    Circlo Cinematographic Writers
    Best Film
    Best Supporting Actor
    Best Cinematography
    Best Director
    Best Original Screenplay
    Best Editing

  • National Awards “Cien De Cine”
    Best Film

    Circlo Cinematographic Writers
    Best Actor (Carmelo Gómez)
    New Artist Director

    Award Union of Actors of Spain
    Best Supporting Actor (Manuel Morón)

    National Radio in Catalonia (ES)
    First Spanish Work of the Year
    Sant Jordi Award

    Miami International Film Festival
    Grand Audience Award
    Special Mention for Music

    Turia Awards
    Best First Work

  • 63 Mostra de Veneza - Secção Giornate degli autori

    Rome International Film Festival

    BFI 50th London Film Festival Secção Cinema Europa

    Thessaloniki International Film Festival

    Istambul International Film Festival

    New York Lincoln Center

    Goteborg International Film Festival

    Recent Spanish Cinema (Egyptian Theatre of Hollywood)

    Nat Film Festival

    Philadelphia Film Festival

    Semana de Cine Español

    Spanish Film Festival

    Cleveland International Film Festival

    Miami International Film Festival

    Oslo International Film Festival

PRODUCTION CREDITS

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PRODUCTION CREDITS 〰️

DIRECTION

PRODUCTION

CO-PRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION

SCREENPLAY

PHOTOGRAPHY

EDITING

PRODUCTION DESIGN

SOUND

Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo

Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo

Luís Galvão Teles, Michael Gentile, Leonel Vieira

Belén Bernuy

Ángel Iguácel

Pedro Ribeiro

Diego Modino, Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo

Vasco Pedroso

MUSIC

Krishna Levy

Thomas Häberle, Hengameh Panahi, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Peter Rommel, Walter Salles

WITH

Carmelo Gómez, Judith Diakhate, Celso Bugallo, Manuel Morón, Mariano Alameda

COSTUME DESIGN

Silvia García Bravo

SOUND EDITING

Raúl Lasvignes