---
title: 'Salt and Fire (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/salt-and-fire-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4441150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Salt and Fire (2016)

2016 · 98 min · Thriller · Germany, France, United States


## Synopsis

Salt and Fire is a 2016 thriller film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The film stars Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres, and Gael García Bernal. It tells the story about a hostage-taking situation set against an ecological disaster in Bolivia. It had its premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival. It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernst Reijseger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-reijseger)
- **Producer:** [Michael Benaroya](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-benaroya)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Zeitlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zeitlinger)
- **Editor:** [Joe Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bini)

## Cast

- [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon)
- [Anita Briem](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-briem)
- [Gael García Bernal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gael-garcia-bernal)
- [Volker Zack](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-zack)
- [Lawrence M. Krauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-m-krauss)
- [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- [Veronica Ferres](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-ferres)

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