COUNTRY
Spain
PRODUCTION
Aotori films
YEAR2026
DURATION90 min
WRITING Manuel García Gil
CINEMATOGRAPHY Sergio de Uña, AEC
MUSIC
Ester Vallejo
EDITION Germán Roda
CAST Toño Rodríguez, Christian Mor, Luis Fernando Vaca, Armando Périz, José Antonio Périz, Álvaro Mor, Antonio Rodríguez, Teresa Iguacel, Lorena Lacasta, Nora Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Marino Estaún, Natividad Buisán, Plácida Rufas
DISTRIBUTION Aotori films
INTERNATIONAL SALES Aotori films
CONTACT aotorifilms@gmail.com
SYNOPSIS Sardas, 36 inhabitants. The mountains surround it, winter isolates it, and nature reclaims its space. In this environment, Toño Rodríguez transformed a school catering business into an obsession: a Michelin Star. This is no romantic dream; it is resistance. The pressure of high-end cuisine wears down the team and pushes their families to the limit. A journey of roots and craft to prove that the avant-garde can be born, and survive, in the most remote corner, even when the demand for success threatens to break everything else.
Manuel García Gil
A film professional from the Aragonese Pyrenees specializing in on-set cinematography, discovered documentary and his passion for travel while studying in Turkey. He has worked in fiction, advertising, and documentaries for indie films and major international projects, filming in over 30 countries. T
he Shadow of the Walnut Tree is his directorial debut. In 2024, he founded Aotori Films to develop projects rooted in rural life and the mountains.
FILMOGRAPHY
La sombra del nogal (feature film, 2026)
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