Game of Werewolves (2011)

After 15 years, Tomas, a not very succesfull writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason ... See full summary »

Director:

Juan Martínez Moreno

Writer:

Juan Martínez Moreno

Stars:

Gorka Otxoa, Carlos Areces, Secun de la Rosa

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gorka Otxoa	...	Tomás Mariño
Carlos Areces	...	Calixto
Secun de la Rosa	...	Mario
Mabel Rivera	...	Rosa, abuela
Manuel Manquiña	...	Evaristo
Luis Zahera	...	Sargento Guardia Civil (as Luís Zahera)
Coté Soler	...	Número Guardia Civil
Marcos Ruiz	...	Diego
Roberto Sánchez 'Luna'	...	Hombre cuadrilla 1 (as Luna)
Tomás Salvadores	...	Hombre cuadrilla 2
Antonio Lagares	...	Hombre cuadrilla 3 (as Tucho Lagares)
Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico'	...	Dueño bar (as Xose Manuel Olveira 'Pico')
Dorotea Bárcena	...	Mujer dueño bar
Xulio Lago	...	Ciego
Cristina Pascual	...	Paramédico

Storyline

After 15 years, Tomas, a not very succesfull writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason why he is there, to end with an old curse that is been haunting the village for the last hundred years.

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Plot Keywords:

village | writer | curse | animated opening credits | policeman | 

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Taglines:

A bestial comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

13 July 2012 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Game of Werewolves

Filming Locations:

Galicia, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$142,864

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telespan 2000, Vaca Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

User Reviews

Naschy would have been proud.

The death of Paul Naschy in 2009 marked the end of an era for fans of Spanish horror; no longer would legendary lycanthrope Waldemar Daninsky prowl the countryside terrorising simple villagers. Still, it would be just a mere two years before the Spanish hills were alive again with the sound of howling, director Juan Martínez Moreno's 2011 comedy/horror Attack of the Werewolves delivering not just one baying beast, but a whole slew of slavering hairy horrors ready to rip unwary Iberians to shreds.

Gorka Otxoa stars as writer Tomás Mariño, who is lured back to his childhood village of Arga by desperate locals hoping to break the 100-year-old curse that has seen them plagued by a ravenous werewolf. By sacrificing Tomas, a direct descendant of the woman who incited the curse, they hope to end the monster's reign of terror, but their plan backfires, resulting in an even worse curse befalling them.

With the balance tipped more in the favour of comedy than horror, this one might not be best suited to those seeking a truly terrifying time, especially considering the rather long wait before the first werewolf makes an appearance. Fortunately, there are just about enough decent laughs to keep matters trundling along until the werewolfery kicks in, after which the fun really begins, with a narrow escape from a tunnel via the use of a decaying corpse, a very amusing scene involving severed fingers and a hungry dog, and a great finale which features numerous leaping werewolves (these are extremely athletic monsters) and a smattering of gore.

6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.