The Spanish Deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters – both detectives in the homicide division – to investigate the cases.
"Life, Death, Redemption."
Top Billed Cast
Javier Gutiérrez
Juan
Raúl Arévalo
Pedro
María Varod
Trinidad
Perico Cervantes
Padre Trinidad
Jesús Ortiz
Andrés
Jesús Carroza
Miguel
Salva Reina
Jesús
Antonio de la Torre
Rodrigo
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
R RenoVerified TMDB Critic
2016-01-24
> A fine Spanish countryside murder mystery.
This is a good suspense-crime-thriller. Reminded me the Korean film 'Memories of Murder', but not the same or similar, except the crime scenario and the location. Awesome to see a detective story that takes place outside the urban area. The Spanish countryside was so beautiful, those marshlands, especially from the aerial views.
I think the brilliant cinematography is the first thing anyone would notice and the 80s atmosphere. The narration was steady as the crime after the crime with tension arise, while on the other side the investigation ad...
A Andres GomezVerified TMDB Critic
2016-01-31
The plot of the actual crime is not the brightest but that's the only weak point of this movie.
The directing and photography are really, really good, with an atmosphere that remembers to the latest rising of the Scandinavian crime novels. Stieg Larsson, and series like Bron/Broen (which have been later deeply inspiring US series like "True Detective") are very present in this movie.
The cast is superb and gives us great performances. Arévalo and Gutiérrez, which usually perform comedy roles, are fantastic, as also are Barros and Reina. The dialogs are really good and also the several ...
