Balandrau, vent salvatge

Direction: Fernando Trullols / Script: Danielle Schleif / Cast: Álvaro Cervantes, Marc Martínez, Bruna Cusí, Anna Moliner, Eduardo Lloveras, Pep Ambròs, Jan Buxaderas, Francesc Garrido, Àgata Roca With a cast led by Álvaro Cervantes, Bruna Cusí and Marc Martínez, Fernando Trullols makes his directorial debut with a striking and distressing true story that highlights love and resilience as driving forces for survival. On December 30, 2000, a group of friends prepare to reach the summit of Balandrau. Sun and good weather accompany the group during the ascent, until, in a matter of seconds, everything changes unexpectedly. A wild wind, known as torb, triggers the worst storm in the history of the Catalan Pyrenees, a monster of cold, snow and wind that turns the mountain into a deadly trap. Based on true events, the film is a story of extreme survival, friendship and solidarity that shows how, in the face of the unpredictable, humans can be as fragile as they are powerful. Balandrau, wild wind is both the chronicle of one of the worst tragedies triggered by a meteorological phenomenon in Catalonia and a tribute to the nine hikers who lost their lives and to the technical and volunteer teams that took part in the intense rescue operations over three days and three nights.