Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004)

An uproar is caused when some mutilated cadavers are discovered, giving way to the legend of the "Werewolf of Allariz". A traveling vendor rolls through the forest in his old wagon. A woman... See full summary »

Director:

Paco Plaza

Writers:

Alfredo Conde (story), Elena Serra (screenplay)

Stars:

Julian Sands, Elsa Pataky, John Sharian

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

An uproar is caused when some mutilated cadavers are discovered, giving way to the legend of the "Werewolf of Allariz". A traveling vendor rolls through the forest in his old wagon. A woman from every village on his route faithfully awaits him. He's attractive, intelligent, charming.... But he's also the monster feared by all. His most recent prey, Barbara will soon become the one who hunts him down. The film is based on the true-life story of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, the traveling vendor, who confessed to the murders of thirteen people, using their body fat to make soap. Romasanta was tried in Allaríz in 1852 and avoided capital punishment by proclaiming he was a werewolf. Barbara was the lone survivor of four sisters.

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Plot Keywords:

necrophilia | breast touching | bare breasts | bare butt | supernatural horror | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fantastic Factory's sixth production after Faust (2000), Dagon (2001), Arachnid (2001), Darkness (2002) and Beyond Re-Animator (2003). It was followed by Rottweiler (2004), The Nun (2005) and Beneath Still Waters (2005). Fantastic Factory closed in 2005 after to fail in its attempt to create the first Spanish cinema company specialized in genre movies.

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Goofs

When Barbara first holds the sickle to Romasanta's neck, a black safety cap is visible on the tip.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

The opening Filmax logo, usually a white sphere with three stripes (yellow, red and blue), turns into a full moon.

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Connections

Edited into Así se hizo 'Romasanta, la caza de la bestia' (2004)

User Reviews

Very interesting

If we are to look upon the latest in supernatural movies, such as "Van Helsing", then i would have to say that "Romasanta" is way above them. Right from the start of the movie, one is never given the full story so the viewer is compelled to watch wanting to find out what is going on. The movie does this very well and even when the story unfolds, the emotional state of the characters is still not certain. One stays until the very end to find out. I supposed that some viewers will be disappointed because it is not an action movie, far from it. The movie is a slow, sometimes shocking, part drama part crime story which never excels in any of them. It does however hit the spot with a very grabbing story which is really much better than most of what's been seen lately.

Details

Country:

Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Werewolf Hunter

Box Office

Budget:

EUR4,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$813,586

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmax, Future Films, Fantastic Factory (Filmax)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1