Hierro (film)

Hierro
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gabe Ibáñez
Produced by	Álvaro Augustín Jesus de la Vega
Written by	Jesus de la Vega Javier Gullón
Starring	Elena Anaya Bea Segura
Music by	Zacarías M. de la Riva
Cinematography	Alejandro Martínez
Edited by	Enrique Garcia
Production company	Madrugada Films Telecinco Cinema Roxbury Pictures AXN User T-38
Distributed by	Le Pacte
Release dates	18 May 2009 (2009-05-18) (Cannes) 15 January 2010 (2010-01-15) (Spain)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Hierro is a 2009 psychological thriller directed by Gabe Ibáñez and starring Elena Anaya, Kaiet Rodríguez, Bea Segura, and Andrés Herrera.

Plot

Six months after her young son Diego mysteriously disappears while travelling by ferry to the island of El Hierro, Maria is finally overcoming the pain of her loss. However, a phone call notifying her of the discovery of a child's body on the island forces her to go back to the island. Her return to the sinister island full of malevolent characters marks the beginning of a nightmarish journey where she learns that "some mysteries should never be revealed".^[1]

Cast

• Elena Anaya as María^[2]
• Hugo Arbues as Mateo
• Jon Ariño as Forense
• Miriam Correa as Julia
• Tomás del Estal
• Andrés Herrera as Antonio
• Javier Mejía as Matias
• Kaiet Rodriguez as Diego
• Raquel Salvador as Elena
• Bea Segura as Laura
• Mar Sodupe as Tania

Production

The film is from the producers of Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage,^[3] it was directed by short film director Gabe Ibáñez,^[4] who shot his film of the Canary Islands in El Hierro, Gran Canaria and Madrid.^[5]

Release

The Director Ibáñez’s first feature premiered on 2 October 2009 at Sitges 42nd Fantastic Film International Festival^[6] and had an appearance at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in the critic's week category,^[7] it runs of several film Festivals includes UK FrightFest 2009.^[8]

References

External links

• Hierro at the Internet Movie Database