Marshland

"Life, Death, Redemption."

2014 1h 44m ES

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1,085

CrimeMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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The Spanish Deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters – both detectives in the homicide division – to investigate the cases.

“Life, Death, Redemption.”

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Cast

Javier Gutiérrez
Juan
Raúl Arévalo
Pedro
María Varod
Trinidad
Perico Cervantes
Padre Trinidad
Jesús Ortiz
Andrés
Jesús Carroza
Miguel
Salva Reina
Jesús
Antonio de la Torre
Rodrigo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alberto Rodríguez
Writers: Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez
Languages: Spanish, Turkish
Countries: Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, Turkish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alberto Rodríguez, shot by Álex Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Julio de la Rosa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor José M. G. Moyano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Javier Gutiérrez and Raúl Arévalo and María Varod carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Life, Death, Redemption.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alberto Rodríguez directs. Álex Catalán behind the camera. Julio de la Rosa scores. José M. G. Moyano cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, Turkish.
4Directed by Alberto Rodríguez, shot by Álex Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Julio de la Rosa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor José M. G. Moyano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Javier Gutiérrez and Raúl Arévalo and María Varod carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Life, Death, Redemption.".
9IMDB entry: tt3253930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Álex Catalán
Original score: Julio de la Rosa
Editing: José M. G. Moyano
Costume design: Fernando García
Makeup / hair: Yolanda Piña
Stunt coordinator: Cuco Usín
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $5,169,755
Return: 129% of budget
Original language: ES
IMDB: Marshland (2014)

Awards

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

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What people are saying

Reno2016-01-24
★ 7/10
A fine Spanish countryside murder mystery. This is a good suspense-crime-thriller. Reminded me the Korean film 'Memories of Murder', but not the same or similar, except the crime scenario and the location. Awesome to see a detective story that takes place outside the urban area. The Spanish countryside was so beautiful, those marshlands, especially from the aerial views. I think the brilliant cinematography is the first thing anyone would notice and the 80s atmosphere. The narration was steady as the crime after the crime with tension arise, while on the other side the investigation advancing till the last minute to reveal the truth. The two cops were so good, along the murder mysteries they're working on. Beside these two men are the characters with riddles. Not only to each others, but for us as well. Not easy to predict anything, also there are some loose ends to have our own perspective regarding the story puzzle. The overall impression is its a fine mystery-crime, but still I felt that I did not enjoy entirely due to the lack of originality. Other than that I'm sure it is worth a watch. 6½/10
Andres Gomez2016-01-31
★ 8/10
The plot of the actual crime is not the brightest but that's the only weak point of this movie. The directing and photography are really, really good, with an atmosphere that remembers to the latest rising of the Scandinavian crime novels. Stieg Larsson, and series like Bron/Broen (which have been later deeply inspiring US series like "True Detective") are very present in this movie. The cast is superb and gives us great performances. Arévalo and Gutiérrez, which usually perform comedy roles, are fantastic, as also are Barros and Reina. The dialogs are really good and also the several loose ends that the story leaves. To finish, the movie moves around the history of the under-dictatorship and incipient democratic Spain in an indirect way used quite often in Spanish movies. This lets the viewer the door ajar so they can be curious enough to enter and look for more information on their own, while leaving the movie in a safe spot, far from the criticism that could suffer from those in Spain still not acknowledging the darkest period of the recent history of the country.