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The Island of Lies

Original title: La isla de las mentiras
  • 20202020
  • 1h 33m
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5.8/10
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Nerea Barros, Leyre Berrocal, Celso Bugallo, Mela Casal, Darío Grandinetti, Ana Santos, Miguel Borines, Ana Oca, Javier Tolosa, Roberto Leal, Milo Taboada, Aitor Luna, Victoria Teijeiro, Paula Cons, Machi Salgado, Sergio Quintana, and María Costas in The Island of Lies (2020)
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In the early morning of January 2, 1921, amid a thick fog, the steam Santa Isabel, with 260 emigrants bound for Buenos Aires, sank off the rugged and rugged coast of the island of Sálvora.In the early morning of January 2, 1921, amid a thick fog, the steam Santa Isabel, with 260 emigrants bound for Buenos Aires, sank off the rugged and rugged coast of the island of Sálvora.In the early morning of January 2, 1921, amid a thick fog, the steam Santa Isabel, with 260 emigrants bound for Buenos Aires, sank off the rugged and rugged coast of the island of Sálvora.
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    • Paula Cons
    • Paula Cons(screenplay by)
    • Luis Marías(screenplay by)
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    • Nerea Barros
    • Ana Oca
    • Sergio Quintana
    • Paula Cons
    • Paula Cons(screenplay by)
    • Luis Marías(screenplay by)
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    • Nerea Barros
    • Ana Oca
    • Sergio Quintana
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    Darío Grandinetti and Ana Oca in The Island of Lies (2020)
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    Nerea Barros, Leyre Berrocal, Celso Bugallo, Mela Casal, Darío Grandinetti, Ana Santos, Miguel Borines, Ana Oca, Javier Tolosa, Roberto Leal, Milo Taboada, Aitor Luna, Victoria Teijeiro, Paula Cons, Machi Salgado, Sergio Quintana, and María Costas in The Island of Lies (2020)

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    Nerea Barros
    Nerea Barros
    • María
    Ana Oca
    • Cipriana
    Sergio Quintana
    Sergio Quintana
    • Benito
    Victoria Teijeiro
    • Josefa
    Miguel Borines
    • Guarda
    Aitor Luna
    Aitor Luna
    • Tomás
    Mela Casal
    • Julia
    Tatán
    • Manolo
    María Costas
    • Francisca
    Milo Taboada
    Milo Taboada
    • Pepe
    Celso Bugallo
    Celso Bugallo
    • Paco O Da Filosera
    Leyre Berrocal
    • Juana
    Javier Tolosa
    • Señor Marqués
    Roberto Leal
    • Autoridad
    Alberto Grifón
    • Fotógrafo
    Darío Grandinetti
    Darío Grandinetti
    • León
    Pedro Galiza
    • Guardia Civil 1
    Domingo Rey
    • Guardia Civil 2
      • Paula Cons
      • Paula Cons(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Luis Marías(screenplay by)
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      Sálvora
      By Guadi Galego, Pablo Pascual, and Pedro Pascual

      Performed by Guadi Galego, Pablo Pascual, and Pedro Pascual

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    6/10
    Odd atmospheric mystery with a bleak and original feel
    This is not a 'true story'. Based around the 1921 wreck of the Santa Isabel off the island of Salvora in northern Spain, the wreck itself and the heroism of the women are historical fact. The murder, the investigative journalist and the darker story which emerges, are film-makers' inventions, partly based on rumours for which there was never any evidence. Actual events were still more extraordinary (for example the real rescue-heroine Maria, in the film the main character, was only 14 years old) but this works well enough as a piece of fiction.

    The atmosphere is strong, all colours muted, all dresses black, with a relentless feeling of remoteness, even though the island is only 5km from the Spanish Coast. The men work on the mainland and rarely visit, so, following the wreck, it is left to three women to mount a rescue. They save over 50 but 200 others die and some of their bodies seem to have been looted and mutilated. A journalist stays on the island to uncover the 'truth' of what happened, with a suspenseful and plausible mystery then emerging.

    Acting is good throughout, especially Nerea Baros, in the lead, giving a brooding and angry, yet subtle and restrained performance. The pacing may be slow for some, but the wild, bleak scenery (this seems to have been shot at least partly on the island) helps build a grim atmosphere of repression and intimidation. I found events difficult to follow at times, mostly down to poor subtitling on the copy I viewed, with long speeches left untranslated and some titles disappearing before they could be read.

    All in all a solid interesting film, well made and directed and well worth watching.
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      • May 14, 2020 (Argentina)
      • Spain
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      • Historias del Tío Luis
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