Killing Words
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| Killing Words | |
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| Directed by | Laura Mañá |
| Produced by | Carlos Fernández Julio Fernández Teresa Gefaell |
| Written by | Laura Mañá Jordi Galcerán Fernando de Felipe |
| Starring | Darío Grandinetti Goya Toledo Fernando Guillén Eric Bonicatto |
| Music by | Francesc Gener |
| Cinematography | Xavi Giménez |
| Editing by | Luis De La Madrid |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 2003 (Spain) |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Language | Spanish |
Killing Words (Palabras encadenadas) is a Spanish psychological thriller directed and co-written by Laura Mañá.
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[edit] Plot Synopsis
Spanish director Laura Mañá's (Sexo por compasión) second feature is a chilling foray into the horrifically demented territory of the psychological thriller. Psychiatrist Laura (Goya Toledo, Amores Perros) wakes up in a basement bound to a chair, forced to watch the video confession of a man dispassionately detailing his banal daily life and horrific crimes. This is her captor, Ramon (Darío Grandinetti, Talk to Her), a seemingly ordinary man who leads a dark double life. He now engages the doctor in a terrible game to be played out over the course of one night: if she wins, her gag will be removed and she will be granted one phone call, but if she loses the consequences will be truly dire. With a nonlinear plot that continually introduces new elements, former actress Mana keeps audiences guessing until the end. The director teams up here with well-known cinematographer Xavi Gimenez, who achieved the look of many of Spain's top-shelf fare, including The Nameless, The Machinist, and Darkness (2002 film).
[edit] Cast
- Darío Grandinetti - Ramón
- Goya Toledo - Laura
- Fernando Guillén - Comisario Espinosa
- Eric Bonicatto - Inspector Sánchez
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Festivals
Listed chronologically:
- Cannes Film Festival
- Fantasy Filmfest
- Muestra Cinematográfica de Preestrenos de España y Francia
- Copenhagen International Film Festival
- Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
- Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold - Nominated
- Fant-Asia Film Festival
- AQCC Award - Mention - Won
- Fantasporto
- Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver - Won
- International Fantasy Film Award - Won
- International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award - Won
- International Fantasy Film Award - Nominated
- Málaga Spanish Film Festival
- Silver Biznaga - Won
- Golden Biznaga - Nominated
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