Ask the Dust

About Ask the Dust

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Robert Towne's Ask the Dust is a 2006 romance film. Released in February 2006, it runs 117 minutes.

Its themes are italy, mexico, beach, and alcohol. The story is adapted from a novel.

Colin Farrell takes the lead as Arturo Bandini, Salma Hayek Pinault as Camilla Lopez, Donald Sutherland as Hellfrick, and Eileen Atkins as Mrs. Hargraves. The screenplay is by Robert Towne. It was produced by Capitol Films and Cruise/Wagner Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

Cop, Call Me by Your Name, and Superbad make useful companions to Ask the Dust, all filed under cigarette and police. TMDB voters put it at 5.5 out of 10 across 169 votes and it carries a R rating.