Oro (2017)

Directed by

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Genre

drama film, adventure film, historical film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

16

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 199 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 16th century, a group of Spanish conquistadors journeys through the jungle in search of the mythical city of gold El Dorado. They face brutal conditions, disease, and conflict as their quest becomes a desperate struggle for survival.

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What happens

Gold (Spanish: Oro) is a 2017 Spanish historical drama film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. The film is based on a short story by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and depicts a 16th-century Spanish expedition during the colonization of the Americas aiming at locating El Dorado. It is loosely inspired on expeditions by conquistadors Hernán Cortés, Lope de Aguirre and Núñez de Balboa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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