Salt and Fire is a movie directed by Werner Herzog in 2016 and based on the book Aral by Tom Bissell, first published in 2005. The movie features Veronica Ferres, Michael Shannon, Gael García Bernal, Volker Michalowski, Lawrence Krauss, Anita Briem, and others.
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Storyline
Amidst an ecological catastrophe unfolding in South America, a scientist holds the head of a prominent corporation responsible for the calamity. However, when a nearby volcano starts exhibiting ominous indications of an imminent eruption, they are compelled to set aside their differences and join forces in order to avert a devastating disaster.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
4.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Salt and Fire
Director: Werner Herzog
Country: Germany
Year: 2016
Length: 1h38m
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Year
2005
Pages
28
Book Rate
7.48
S: Goodreads
Book
Aral
Author: Tom Bissell
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 28 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: God Lives in St. Petersburg and Other Stories
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“I think of a book and a movie as two separate things. I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.”
LOUIS SACHAR (Writer)
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