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Gary Oldman | ... | Paul | |
Virginie Ledoyen | ... | Lucy | |
Paddy Considine | ... | Norman | |
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | ... | Isabel (as Aitana Sánchez Gijón) | |
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Jon Ariño | ... | Lechón |
Kandido Uranga | ... | Miguel (as Kándido Uranga) | |
Andrés Gertrúdix | ... | Antonio (as Andrés Gertrudix) | |
Álex Angulo | ... | José Andrés | |
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Savitri Ceballos | ... | José Andrés' daughter |
Patxi Bisquert | ... | José Luis | |
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José Andrés Zalguegui | ... | Bartender (as José A. Zalduegui) |
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Ramón Churruca | ... | Ignacio |
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Isabel Jiménez | ... | Waitress |
Yaiza Esteve | ... | Nerea, The Child |
Ledoyen and Considine play a young married couple at the end of the 1970s, who come to visit a friend (Oldman) who now lives in the Basque region because he has married a woman from there (Sánchez-Gijón). Their tranquil summer turns to horror when they discover a girl with horribly mutilated hands in the forest. They try to help her by taking her away from the home in which she is locked, but the local villagers, who have to protect the girl, start a pursuit in the forest they know much better than the visitors. Written by Press Release
A movie dealing with outsiders stuck out in an inhospitable bucolic nightmare. Definitely a paced and concentrated mix of tension and violence.Hostility sticks out all over this film and the performances are superb. This is a well worked trope but it doesn't matter. Highly recommended if you are keen on things like HAUTE TENSION, WOLF CREEK , SHY PEOPLE or DELIVERANCE. Gary Oldman,who has a great track record and versatility not matched does a grand job here.Probably one of his best roles to date. The villains are a sinister bunch of hill-folk,hints are made in reference to inbreeding and unspeakable acts but all is understated.A climate of violence prevails but does not descend into cartoon-like nonsense ala Tarantino(not knocking Mr T.). Rural Spanish Gothic.