Colin Farrell (The New World Alexander) and Salma Hayek (Frida Once Upon a Time in Mexico) sizzle in this adaptation of John Fante's classic novel of desire in the desert. Farrell plays Arturo Bandini a would-be writer seeking fame fortune and a blue-eyed blonde in 1930's Los Angeles. Instead he finds Mexican barmaid Camilla (Hayek) who hopes to blend into Anglo society by marrying a wealthy blue-blood. With remarkable performances stunning photography and direction by Academy Award-winner Robert Towne Ask the Dust is a powerful story of two castoffs in a struggle between their ambitions and the passion that arises between them.