A female inspector confronts a serial killer while dealing with the ghosts of her past.A female inspector confronts a serial killer while dealing with the ghosts of her past.A female inspector confronts a serial killer while dealing with the ghosts of her past.
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Patricia López Arnaiz
- Rosaura Salazar
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Very poor script, lot of unnecessary dialog and characters. Used a blue/gray lens filter to strengthen the grim, dark, cold, rainy winter feelings. A serial killer continued to do the serial killings when the police force concentrated and focused on the small town? The victims were disposed in remote, difficult to approach terrains? There was no way a single person could do the job of removal of dead bodies single-handedly, even in a city with paved streets, albeit transported the corpses into the wildness.
We continued to see and hear the high praises of this female detective by her superiors, yet what we saw here was a sentimentally wounded female, constantly flashed back when, where and how she grew up. A woman got an American artist boy friend. A woman difficult to get pregnant but longing for a child. There's nothing to show how great her detecting ability was. Choosing the wintry raining city and countryside scenes were only good for cinematographic purpose but not good and welcomed by these poor actors who usually soaked to their bones and so dangerously getting pneumonia.
This is a very pretentious and amateurish murder mystery film that would wasted your lifetime on earth minus 2 hours 8 minutes 50 seconds and would bore you to an earlier death.
We continued to see and hear the high praises of this female detective by her superiors, yet what we saw here was a sentimentally wounded female, constantly flashed back when, where and how she grew up. A woman got an American artist boy friend. A woman difficult to get pregnant but longing for a child. There's nothing to show how great her detecting ability was. Choosing the wintry raining city and countryside scenes were only good for cinematographic purpose but not good and welcomed by these poor actors who usually soaked to their bones and so dangerously getting pneumonia.
This is a very pretentious and amateurish murder mystery film that would wasted your lifetime on earth minus 2 hours 8 minutes 50 seconds and would bore you to an earlier death.
The detective is personally very sympathetic. She, however, does not do much detecting. The Invisible Guardian is making a moral point rather than telling a mystery. The movie is slow and 25 minutes too long. The second half is better than the first half as the moral point comes to the fore in the second half. The title makes no sense. Perhaps something is lost in the translation.An acceptable movie during a stay at home order.
I gotta say i enjoyed this movie from Spain.Never be put off by a review!Good atmosphere creation ...with the rainy weather?Characters are plausible,basic yet realistic psychology.interesting session of card reading!Made me want to visit a certain area of Spain too!Give it a try!
Closer to reality then a Sherlock Holmes on the one hand, but intriguing mystery blended in on the other. I do like the depth of the history/youth of the inspector, gives her more character and well acted emotions all the way. So this movie basically has several good points that could interest a broad audience. And it deserves it, good build up and pace, I'm sure many will enjoy this movie.
For anyone confused as to why there are so many plot lines left unfinished, they are addressed in the second movie. This trilogy is based on a book, adding mystical elements which may seem confusing at first. Would definitely recommend watching the rest before jumping to conclusions. Amazing cinematography, along with a good portrayal of Spain, showing us an urban legend while keeping it a great thriller !
Did you know
- TriviaIn Basque mythology, Basajaun (Lord of the Woods) is a huge, hairy hominid dwelling in the woods. They were thought to build megaliths, protect flocks of livestock, and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans.
- Goofs(at around 2h 5 mins): Pako Revueltas plays the role of a carpenter/woodmaker ("carpintero" in Spanish), but he's credited on screen as "carnicero" (butcher).
- Quotes
Tía Engrasi: Basajaun means "Lord of the Forest" in Basque. He's a protective creature who makes sure the balance of the forest remains intact. He is harmony and collaboration. Putting his name on a killer goes against nature.
- ConnectionsFollowed by De chair et d'os (2019)
- SoundtracksEspérame en el cielo
de Luis Cáceres Garcia y Francisco Codoñer 'Maestro Lito' (as Francisco Codoñer Pascual), SGAE
Interpretada por Antonio Machín
Cortesia de Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.
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- Also known as
- El guardián invisible
- Filming locations
- Elizondo, Navarra, Spain(Amaia's hometown.)
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- €5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,955,278
- Runtime
- 2h 9m(129 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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