Romasanta (2004)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Paco Plaza

Writers:

Alfredo Conde (story)
Elena Serra (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Plot:

An uproar is caused when some mutilated cadavers are discovered, giving way to the legend of the "Werewolf of Allariz"...

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Transformation | Spit In The Face | Dead Bird | Waterfall

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Julian Sands	...	Manuel Romasanta
Elsa Pataky	...	Bárbara
John Sharian	...	Antonio
Gary Piquer	...	District Attorney Luciano de la Bastida
David Gant	...	Professor Philips
Maru Valdivielso	...	María
Luna McGill	...	Teresa
Carlos Reig-Plaza	...	Gómez (as Carlos Reig)
Reg Wilson	...	Judge
Ivana Baquero	...	Ana
Laura Mañá	...	Antonia
Sergi Ruiz	...	Francisco
Itziar Fenollar	...	Benita
Carlos Sante	...	Hunter 1
Jaume Montané	...	Raúl

Also Known As:

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (Australia) (DVD title) (International: English title) (UK) (DVD title)
Romasanta, la caza de la bestia (Spain)
The Werewolf Manhunt (International: English title)
Werewolf Hunter (USA) (video title)
Werewolf Hunter: The Legend of Romasanta (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some sexuality, nudity and brief language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15

Company:

Filmax

Trivia:

Based on the case of serial killer Manuel Blanco Romasanta who murdered 13 people in 1850s Spain. He claimed a curse turned him into a wolf causing him to kill. Because of these claims, Queen Isabella II acquitted him.

Quotes:

Antonio: He is not a man. He is a wolf who becomes human so that he can seduce and murder his victims.

Movie Connections:

Featured in El último justo (2007)

lycanthrope or just plain crazy?

The Spanish countryside is being plagued by a series of gruesome killings, which gives rise to the legend of The Werewolf of Allariz. Local officials decide to pay for all wolves in the area to be culled, but this doesn't stop the killings. Barbara (Elsa Pataky) a beautiful young girl, begins to suspect her sister's lover. Romasanta (Julian Sands) might be the culprit, only problem is there is a raging sexual chemistry between them, but after her sister and niece disappear, Barbara decides she must act. Romasanta comes clean before a court, that he is in fact a wolf who takes the guise of a man to seduce his victims, is he a wolf or just a psychotic killer? Romasanta is a beautifully filmed period drama, that explores more the myth of the killings than lycantrophy. Those expecting wolf men will be disappointed, but those who like a good story and terrors that are for the most part only alluded to, will enjoy this one. In that regard its very much in the vein of Pacte de Loups. Sands is cleverly cast, his lupine looks adding to the myth, Pataky also provides some nice eye candy.