La noche del hermano (2005)

Director:

Santiago García de Leániz

Writers:

Josep Bonet (original idea by)
Santiago García de Leániz (story)

Release Date:

26 August 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Young man confronts family history horrors in rural drama.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Love | Land | Airplane | Psychodrama

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jan Cornet	...	Jaime
María Vázquez	...	Maria
Pablo Rivero	...	Álex
Icíar Bollaín	...	Julia
Joan Dalmau	...	Abuelo
Luis Tosar	...	Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido	...	Boluda
Antonio de la Torre	...	Alcalde
Félix Cubero	...	Policía
Elisabet Gelabert	...	Marta
Marilyn Torres	...	Camarera disco
Pedro Alonso	...	Portero disco
José Ramón Guisado	...	Joyero
Cayetano Rivera Rocamora	...	Notario
Silvia de Pé	...	Enfermera

Also Known As:

The Night of the Brother (Europe: English title) (literal title) (International: English title)

Runtime:

106 min (24 fps)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Murcia, Spain

Company:

Producciones La Iguana S.L.

Soundtrack:

Confiar en alguien

pure and rare beauty

Difficult to classify, the film is made up with the best of elements from genres such as film noir and post existentialist western. Beautifully designed as a reflection of good and evil, it portraits a delicate metaphorical drama about fate and the right to accept it or not. Determined to stay away from empty modern trends, the film has elements of the Greek tragedy mixed with those of a dark psychological thriller while searching for the roots of good old cinematic narration. The story is full of echoes of considerable strength, a poignant atmosphere that springs from the underground raw violence that dominates the landscape it portraits and the characters that inhabit it. It combines subtlety and intensity with performances that reflect efficiently pain and sentimental contradiction. It is, no doubt, a rare and pure beauty for these times.