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Days of Light (2019) Plot Summary

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Days of Light is a 2019 drama film directed by Gloria Carrión Fonseca and Mauro Borges, running 1 hour 27 minutes. This page retells the whole story in 185 words (about 1 minute to read). Looking for the cast, ratings and where to stream it? See the movie page for Days of Light.

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Days of Light (2019) movie poster
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Runtime
1h 27m
Genre
Drama
Original language
Spanish
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What Happens in Days of Light?

The complete story of Days of Light, from the first scene to the last, in 185 words (about 1 minute). Spoilers throughout.

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For five days, a solar storm hits Central America. In each of these countries, its inhabitants will have to face life in its most basic terms, finding themselves disconnected from the technological comforts on which we currently depend. Fear, friendship and love explode under the shelter of the reunion with others, while the skies are illuminated by a colorful and never seen before tropical aurora.

In Costa Rica, a overzealous preacher and his daughter use the solar storm as pretense to attract people to their church. In El Salvador, a boy and his grandmother desperately try to reach the city, where his mother is in the hospital. In Guatemala, the victim of a plane crash is helped out by a man and his wife in the countryside. In Honduras, a wife tries to reconnect and rekindle the romance with her husband. In Nicaragua, a girl tries to plan her quinceañera while balancing family, friendship and romance. In Panama, a woman working as a maid in a high rise building has decide if she can leave the building for her family, leaving an old woman behind.

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What is Days of Light about?

For five days, a solar storm hits Central America. In each of these countries, its inhabitants will have to face life in its most basic terms, finding themselves disconnected from the technological comforts on which we currently depend.

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Who directed Days of Light?

Days of Light (2019) was directed by Gloria Carrión Fonseca and Mauro Borges and runs 1 hour 27 minutes.

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