El rey de la montaña (2007)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Gonzalo López-Gallego

Writers:

Javier Gullón (screenplay)
Javier Gullón (story)

Release Date:

16 July 2008 (France)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Quim drives around an isolated rural area through a maze of lanes. When he drives into the woods, he gets lost...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Trapped In Hole | Hit By Car | Brother Brother Relationship | Hunter

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Quim
María Valverde	...	Bea
Thomas Riordan	...	Hermano Menor
Andrés Juste	...	Hermano Mayor
Pablo Menasanch	...	Guardia Joven
Francisco Olmo	...	Guardia Mayor
Manuel Sánchez Ramos	...	Empleado Gasolinera
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael De La Torre	...	Quim - English Language Dubbing

Also Known As:

King of the Hill (Canada: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Spain:90 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:-16 | Germany:18 | Australia:MA (2008) | USA:R | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15

Company:

Goodfellas

No sympathy award here

And I'm not talking about the movie, but about the main character. I'm not sure if that was the intention. Of course he is portrayed as a coward. But all his actions and of course his back story lead to the fact that you most likely will hate his guts. Or at least I did, I heard from others that they didn't mind that much or didn't really bother to think about it.

The theme (and a bit of a surprise if you will), is the big selling point of the movie. But it only works the first time you watch it. I "had" to watch it a second time, when they showed it at the Fright Fest in London (I had watched it earlier on DVD). I have to admit, that I only realized how much I hated the main guy, when I watched the movie the second time. So maybe you should only watch this movie once and be done with it. It's more than good enough for one watch :o)