Under the Salt (2008)
"Bajo la sal" (original title)

A series of murders leads commander TRUJILLO to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets VÍCTOR ZEPEDA - a lonely teenager who works in his father funeral home and ... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Muñoz

Writers:

Angel Pulido, Mario Muñoz,

Stars:

Humberto Zurita, Plutarco Haza, Emilio Guerrero

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Humberto Zurita	...	Comandante Trujillo
Plutarco Haza	...	Prefecto Dominguez
Emilio Guerrero	...	Jefe Salazar
Irene Azuela	...	Isabel
Ricardo Polanco	...	Victor Zepeda
Moises Arizmendi	...	Cabo Montoya
Julio Bracho	...	Prof. Magaña
Blanca Guerra	...	Guadalupe Calva
Juan Carlos Barreto	...	Sr. Zepeda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gaston Peterson	...	(as Gastón Manuel Peterson)
Damayanti Quintanar	...	Brenda

Storyline

A series of murders leads commander TRUJILLO to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets VÍCTOR ZEPEDA - a lonely teenager who works in his father funeral home and spends his free time making crude animated horror films - who's strange behavior seems to point at him as the culprit of the crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

salt | funeral home | crab | salt marshes | skeleton | 

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Taglines:

Some things should be kept beneath.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Under the Salt

Filming Locations:

Guerrero Negro, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico, Peliculas Imaginarias, INBURSA, Grupo Financiero

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Dracula (1992)

User Reviews

Very good, entertaining murder mystery in an interesting setting

Good acting, decent plot, an interesting setting in a town that has a huge salt producing factory which plays well as a backdrop. There is a lot of intriguing character development and interaction, including that between the law enforcement characters, the school characters, and at the funeral home. I disagree with reviewers who said that we don't really care about the characters -- I would rate this aspect highly.

I was less impressed by the doll play which struck me as a bit gimmicky but overall the movie was definitely worth seeing as a slightly gruesome horror/mystery. I'm fairly bilingual, and the subtitles were very well done -- often they are not.