Salt and Fire

- director: Werner Herzog
- actor: Anita Briem Gael García Bernal Lawrence Krauss Michael Shannon Veronica Ferres Volker Michalowski
- writer: Werner Herzog
Synopsis:
SALT AND FIRE is about a mysterious hostage-taking where the leader of a small scientific delegation is deliberately stranded with two blind boys in an area of gigantic salt flats. Shot in Bolivia, the film stars Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres and Gael Garcia Bernal and was written and directed by Werner Herzog.
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