Palm Trees in the Snow (2015) – Filming Locations
Drama / History / Romance · Directed by Fernando González Molina · Starring Mario Casas, Adriana Ugarte
Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to Equatorial Guinea, to visit the land where her father Jacobo and her uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo.
Where was Palm Trees in the Snow filmed?
- Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Malabo – Opening sequences establishing the cocoa plantation setting and colonial Spanish infrastructure. The primary setting of the film, Bioko Island was used to depict the Spanish colonial cocoa plantations where the story unfolds across decades
- Madrid, Spain, Madrid – Present-day framing narrative where the protagonist returns to Spain and reflects on his past. Used for the contemporary scenes that bookend the film, showing the aging protagonist's return to Spain
- Canary Islands, Spain, Canary Islands – Transition and memory sequences linking Spain to the colonial African setting. Used as a geographical and visual bridge between mainland Spain and the African colonial territories