Marshland (film)

Marshland
Theatrical release poster
La Isla Mínima
Directed by	Alberto Rodríguez
Written by	Alberto Rodríguez Rafael Cobos
Starring	Raúl Arévalo Javier Gutiérrez Nerea Barros Antonio de la Torre
Music by	Julio de la Rosa
Cinematography	Álex Catalán
Edited by	José M. G. Moyano
Production companies	Atípica Films Sacromonte Films Atresmedia Cine
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures Intl.
Release dates	September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26) (Spain)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	€4 million[1]

Marshland (Spanish: La isla mínima, "Minimal Island") is a 2014 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez. It premiered in Spain on September 26, 2014. It won ten Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor (Javier Gutiérrez).

Plot

Set in the year 1980. Two ideologically opposed homicide detectives from Madrid are sent to a forgotten town on the Guadalquivir Marshes to investigate the disappearance and murder of two teenage girls during the town's festivities. Together they will have to overcome their differences and face the heartless killer that has been murdering teenagers in the town for years.^[2]

Cast

• Raúl Arévalo as Pedro Suárez
• Javier Gutiérrez as Juan Robles
• Antonio de la Torre as Rodrigo
• Nerea Barros as Rocío
• Jesús Castro as Joaquín Varela, "Quini"
• Mercedes León as Mrs. Casa Soto
• Adelfa Calvo as Fernanda
• Manolo Solo as a journalist
• Salvador Reina as Jesús
• Jesús Carroza as Miguel
• Juan Carlos Villenueva as Judge Andrade
• Alberto González as Alfonso Corrales
• Manuel Salas as Sebastián Rovira
• Cecilia Villanueva as María
• Ana Tomeno as Marina

Critical reception

Critics have hailed Marshland as one of the best Spanish films of 2014, and have defined it as a suffocating cop thriller with a subtle sociopolitical subplot.^[3] They have also pointed out reminiscences of American series True Detective in the star power of the main actors and the environment of the film, although the film began to be recorded before the series's release.^[4]

Awards and nominations

External links

• Review on THR
• Marshland at the Internet Movie DataBase

References