Shrew's Nest

Original title: Musarañas

2014
16
1h 31m

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6.7/10

8.1K

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Drama Horror Thriller

1950s Madrid: Montse, an agoraphobic woman, prefers to stay inside her apartment all the time. Her solitude is disturbed when she is forced to shelter their neighbor who injures himself and ... Read all1950s Madrid: Montse, an agoraphobic woman, prefers to stay inside her apartment all the time. Her solitude is disturbed when she is forced to shelter their neighbor who injures himself and crawls up to her door.1950s Madrid: Montse, an agoraphobic woman, prefers to stay inside her apartment all the time. Her solitude is disturbed when she is forced to shelter their neighbor who injures himself and crawls up to her door.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

8.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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7twinkle-piyush

family that eats together ,stays together. Literally :)

Plot is centered about agoraphobia of the main character. She cant get out of house, but beware she wont let you leave the house too.

Some fine acting and tight script never let u off the hook. Go for it.

8kosmasp

Misery loves company

I have to admit, that when I saw where this was going (you can spot the signs early on), I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did in the end. Predictability aside, this is very well acted. It's graphic at times (with the violence), but it's what it does in your head, that is most effective.

If you do love horror movies in general, then this might be one for you, otherwise the drama aspect of it, might not be enough to keep you interested. I do think they mix it up in a nice fashion, acting contributing and elevating a sort foreseeable outcome or at least direction this is heading.

7rudyardellis

Wonderful Psychothriller

Macarena Gómez is astounding as Montse, the agoraphobic seamstress who has been taking care of her younger sister since their parents died. One day, a man who lives above them falls down the stairs and can't move. Montse takes him in, but grows so enamored with him that she makes sure he'll never leave.

Shrew's Nest borrows a little bit from Misery and a bit from melodramatic gothic stories of family secrets and crazy old spinsters going haywire, but it's incredibly well made and the acting, especially by Gomez, is phenomenal. Patient viewers will be rewarded with an all-out gore fest during the film's finale.

9youngcollind

High caliber psychological horror

It has an inventive plot that keeps you on your toes, sharing some beats with Misery, but never feeling derivative. It's slow build brings depth to the character's before erupting into disturbing violence. Most remarkable though is the clever way that the character of Montse becomes both the protagonist and antagonist as the film flops between humanizing and demonizing her. Macarena Gómez masterfully embodies this dichotomy, playing on the edge of sympathetic and loathsome. The disturbing twists continue up till the very end making for a very compelling ride.

8tbahri-380-572824

What a surprise

I was just looking for a moderate movie when I picked this up. This is a very disturbing story about misery and love. It is a nice movie overall but what a fantastic performance by Macarena Gómez, such performance would have easily landed her an Oscar if this was a Hollywood movie

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The movie was shot in 22 days.

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Quotes
Montse: Men are instinctive, they only want one thing from us. It's in their nature, they can't help it. But they can do a lot of harm. I only want to protect you.
La Niña: Sure, by hitting me. I don't know how a man can harm me more than you.