Ilona Arrives with the Rain

Ilona Arrives with the Rain

A dangerous romance full of international intrigue

1996 · 111 min · ★ 6.9 · Romance, Drama

Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer. But who could afford such a thing? Over the years they have become separated. Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime. Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them. In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth. But fate has further twists in store.

Directed by Sergio Cabrera · Written by Sandro Silvestri

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Margarita Rosa de Francisco Ilona Grabowska
Imanol Arias Abdul
Pastora Vega Larissa
Humberto Dorado Maqroll
David Riondino Alex
Stefano Abbati Vincas
Antonino Iuorio Stavropoulos
José Luis Borau Alcántara
Mirta Ibarra Doña Rosa
Fausto Cabrera Astor doorman
Tony Zenet Gaditano
Gabriel Latorre Ceuta commissar

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