Sand and Fire
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58% Critic Match

Sand and Fire

5.8 / 10 2019 1h 56mNR English
DramaHistoryRomance

Storyline

Set between 1802 and 1818, it is the epic true story of a Spanish army officer and genius conspirator. Missioned by Spain, Domingo Badia, alias Ali Bey El Abbassi will meet Lady Hester Stanhope, an English aristocrat, better known under the name of Meleki, and they will live together an extraordinary destiny which will upset the Middle East.

Cast & Crew

Rodolfo Sancho

Rodolfo Sancho

Ali Bey

Lead
MP

Marisa Parades

Lady Williams

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Talleyrand

Massimo Ghini

Massimo Ghini

Amoros

Carolina Crescentini

Carolina Crescentini

Lady Hester Stanhope

Imanol Arias

Imanol Arias

Sultan

Marco Bocci

Marco Bocci

Godoy

Hamid Basket

Hamid Basket

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Souheil Ben-Barka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sand and Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker