As this film opens the body of a girl is found by a river in a wooded area in the Spanish province of Navarre. Amaia Salazar, an inspector in the Policía Foral, the regional police force, is put in charge of the case. She has recently returned to the area with her American husband. The case is quickly linked to a very similar recent murder; Amaia fears there may be a serial killer operating in the area. While trying to solve the case she will also have to deal with family issues and confront events from her childhood.
This film gets off to a fine start; once the first body is found we are quickly introduced to protagonist Amaia and throughout the film learn more about her and her past. She is a solid protagonist; Marta Etura does a fine job in the role. As one would expect in a serial killer film the murders follow a distinct pattern and the bodies are posed in a way that means something to the killer... a little cliché perhaps but the genre demands that the police know they are looking for a serial killer soon after the story begins. The film has a great look with impressive wooded scenery and near constant rain creating a great atmosphere. There are some flaws of course; as we get towards the end things get rather melodramatic, some of the family drama could probably have been trimmed and I could have done without Amaia getting guidance from tarot cards! Overall though I enjoyed the film and will watch the next film in the trilogy; I'd recommend it to fans of the genre.
These comments are based on watching the film in Spanish with English subtitles.
This film gets off to a fine start; once the first body is found we are quickly introduced to protagonist Amaia and throughout the film learn more about her and her past. She is a solid protagonist; Marta Etura does a fine job in the role. As one would expect in a serial killer film the murders follow a distinct pattern and the bodies are posed in a way that means something to the killer... a little cliché perhaps but the genre demands that the police know they are looking for a serial killer soon after the story begins. The film has a great look with impressive wooded scenery and near constant rain creating a great atmosphere. There are some flaws of course; as we get towards the end things get rather melodramatic, some of the family drama could probably have been trimmed and I could have done without Amaia getting guidance from tarot cards! Overall though I enjoyed the film and will watch the next film in the trilogy; I'd recommend it to fans of the genre.
These comments are based on watching the film in Spanish with English subtitles.