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Killing Words

"Your next move may be your last."

2004 1h 29m ES
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6.6
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★6.6TMDB · 59
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.

“Your next move may be your last.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Laura Mañá
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Spain

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Darío Grandinetti and Goya Toledo and Fernando Guillén carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your next move may be your last.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0339489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laura Mañá directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Released 22 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Darío Grandinetti and Goya Toledo and Fernando Guillén carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "Your next move may be your last.".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0339489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 8Classified under 19 themes, including "kidnapping", "psychopath", "professor", "confession".

The technical file

Runtime
89 min · 1h 29m
Status
Released
Box office
$188,500
Original language
ES

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Laura Mañá

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Key crew

  • Special Effects TechnicianJuan Serrano
  • Theatre PlayJordi Galceran

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • kidnapping
  • psychopath
  • professor
  • confession
  • basement
  • revenge
  • murder
  • serial killer
  • divorce
  • interrogation
  • bound and gagged
  • murder investigation
  • ex-husband ex-wife relationship
  • videotape
  • woman director
  • murder suspect
  • abduction
  • word games
  • philosophy professor

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2003-03-22

Also known as

International titles

  • Palabras encadenadasES
  • Jogo De PalavrasBR

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