Balndrau, wild wind | Gencat Cultural Agenda
With a cast headed by Alvaro Cervantes, Bruna Cousin i Marc Martinez, Fernando Trullols is his directorial debut with a shocking and distressing true story that demonstrates love and resilience as engines for survival.
On December 30, 2000, a group of friends set out to summit Balandrau. The 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, unleashes the worst storm in the history of the Catalan Pyrenees, a monster of cold, snow and wind that turns the mountain into a death trap. Based on real events, the film is a story of extreme survival, friendship and solidarity that shows how, in the face of the unpredictable, human beings can be as fragile as they are powerful.
Balandrau, wild wind it 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 who were part of the intense rescue operations over three days and three nights.
Technical sheet
- Direction: Fernando Trullols
- Producer: Lastor Media, SL, Vilaut Films, SL, Balandrau Films, AIE
- Premiere: March 20, 2026
- Duration: 116 min.
- Screenplay: Danielle Schleif
- Performers: Àgata Roca, Álvaro Cervantes, Anna Moliner, Bruna Cusí, Eduardo Lloveras, Francesc Garrido, Jan Buxaderas, Marc Martínez and Pep Ambrós
Recommended age
Film not recommended for children under 12
language
Original version in Catalan and French
More information
- The Gaudí Cycle is a project promoted by the Catalan Film Academy with the support of the four Catalan Provincial Councils, the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation. It is the only stable circuit in Catalonia that promotes the consumption of Catalan cinema throughout the territory. As part of this cycle, a recently released Catalan film is shown every month in commercial theaters in a network of 66 towns.
- The Gaudí Cycle bets on local cinema, programming exclusively Catalan-produced cinema with the aim of promoting the cinematography made here and encouraging a habit of consumption in the Catalan public.
Last update: 30/06/2026
