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Interesting at first... Builds up tons of questions to the audience... Then it just finishes, leaving you with a feeling of having waste time in a story that tells you basically the plot: "in an apocaliptic world, a father tries to maintain.his family, his children want to find the truth"... Nothing develops, nothing's ends, you get nothing... Good acting though.

This movie had some superb acting, but the story needed some work. There were to many questions left unanswered especially the ending. The rating is purely based on the lack of a cohesive story and ending and is not a reflection of the performance of the actors.

This is a typical Spânish horror film in the line of IT COMES AT NIGHT, made the same year, and speaking of a very very close topic. I preferred the other one, but this movie from Spain is not bad either, and as any other horror film produced in this country, it presents kids or teens, but not in the same way as the made in US terror flicks. If you watch closely the Spanish features made since decades now, most of them show children, and this one makes no exception at all. I understand that it is not for all audiences because it needs to use some philosophical thoughts to fully get the message of the whole stuff; that I did not succeeded at. It is question of family and relationship between kids and their old man. Many links are available. Yes, it is too much complex to be accepted by most audiences. The Hollywood industry would have never made such a film, or in a different way.

I'm not sure what reviewers who wrote "boring" or "nothing happens", were expecting, but this film was captivating. It is NOT in the genre of Marvel action films, so don't watch it if thats what you're hoping for. This film would best be described rather, as "understated", "beguiled". Definitely an artful thriller.

Too slow a pace almost ruins this study of human behavior in impossible situations. Not entertaining or flashy, this film will not appeal to those looking for a diversion or soap opera.

Technically it is a fine work and emotionally the payoff takes a little too much time for the layers of the story to unwind. Too bad because not many will stick around to ponder the mysteries this movie presents. Only thing is - where does the adult male find all those bottles of booze he drinks throughout?