Little Ashes is a 2008 Spanish-British drama film, set against the backdrop of Spain during the 20s and 30s, as three of the era's most creative young talents meet at university and set off on a course to change their world. Luis Buñuel watches helplessly as the friendship between Salvador Dalí and the poet Federico García Lorca develops into a love affair. In 1922, 18-year-old Salvador Dalí arrives at university in Madrid. The Residencia de Estudiantes, or Students' Residence, is a modern environment which encourages Spain's brightest young minds. Salvador, who is... determined to become a great artist, soon catches the attention of the Resi's social elite — poet Federico García Lorca and aspiring filmmaker Luis Buñuel . Together they form the nucleus of the most modern group in Madrid. Their private lives become increasingly complex as Federico ignores the advances of devoted friend and writer Magdalena , and Salvador himself feels the pull of García Lorca's magnetism. Luis, becoming increasingly isolated by the duo's closeness, decides to move to Paris to fulfil his own artistic ambitions.
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| Release date: | May 8, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Paul Morrison |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Producer: | Carlo Dusi, Jonny Persey, Jaume Vilalta |
| Editor: | Rachel Tunnard |
| Music by: | Miguel Mera |
| Cinematography: | Adam Suschitzky |
| Screenplay by: | Philippa Goslett |
| Estimated budget: | $2,900,000 |