Overview
A poignant journey of self-discovery and forbidden love unfolds against a backdrop of colonial tension.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sweeping
- romantic
- melancholic
- romantic movie night
- historical drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's lush cinematography, locations, patient character development, and romantic chemistry while finding its treatment of colonialism incomplete.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kilian and Bisila's relationship unfolds within Spanish colonial society on Fernando Poo, where race and status constrain intimacy.
Clarence's present-day investigation connects her family's hidden history to Kilian's decades in Fernando Poo.
The cacao plantations, tropical island scenery, and Spanish mountain locations receive prominent, romanticized cinematographic treatment.
The film foregrounds Spain's relationship with Spanish Guinea through family memory, plantation life, and the approach of independence.
Films like Palm Trees in the Snow, and why
The English Patient
sweeping historical romance, colonial-era setting, forbidden love, and family secrets
Out of Africa
multigenerational romantic drama shaped by colonial history and political upheaval
The Time in Between
Spanish historical romance combining family secrets, divided identities, and lush period cinematography
Movie Details
- Director
- Fernando González Molina
- Release Date
- 2015-12-25
- Runtime
- 164 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (551)
Cast
- Mario Casas
- Adriana Ugarte
- Macarena García
- Alain Hernández
- Berta Vázquez
- Djédjé Apali
- Daniel Grao
- José María Kimbo
- Fernando Cayo
- Celso Bugallo
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Palm Trees in the Snow about?
- A sweeping Spanish historical romance follows a young plantation worker whose forbidden love and family secrets unfold against the final years of Spanish colonial rule in Fernando Poo.
- What is Palm Trees in the Snow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Palm Trees in the Snow as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Palm Trees in the Snow violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Palm Trees in the Snow as mild.
- What did critics think of Palm Trees in the Snow?
- Critics broadly praised the film's lush cinematography, locations, patient character development, and romantic chemistry while finding its treatment of colonialism incomplete.
- Which films are like Palm Trees in the Snow?
- Films with a similar feel include The English Patient, Out of Africa, and The Time in Between.
- How long is Palm Trees in the Snow?
- Palm Trees in the Snow runs 164 minutes.
- Where can I watch Palm Trees in the Snow?
- In United States, Palm Trees in the Snow is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
