Marshland (2014)

i must have seen a different film!!

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

hyped garbage

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Set in Spain's transition years from dictatorship to democracy, Alberto Rodríguez's thriller "La isla mínima" ("Marshland" in English) has a plot as murky as its location. It focuses on a pair of ideologically opposed detectives investigating murders of girls in an isolated town on the Guadalquivir Marshes. All sorts of intrigue abounds as the two try to find out what's going on.This is the first of Alberto Rodríguez's movies that I've seen, and I'm impressed. No high action or cheap shocks, just the mystery and political issues. The marshland itself, located not far from Seville, looks like brain tissue from above, but could serve as a metaphor for the gloomy world that the detectives inhabit. Not a masterpiece, but worth seeing.

La isla minima is a Spanish movie directed by Alberto Rodriguez. The simplest way to describe the plot is to say that we follow two detectives trying to solve a case in a small town in 1980. First of all, this movie looks fantastic. I really appreciated the cinematography and use of color pallets in order to show the desperate atmosphere that is present throughout the movie. Bleak, yellowish colors remind me of Villneuve's Enemy from 2013 which I also regard as a masterpiece, both visually and narratively. All the performances are amazing, but the strongest link is definitely Javier Gutierrez as a impulsive, high tempered and intelligent detective that steals the whole show. The entire movie is unpredictable which is a top priority for every crime flick. I would highly recommend it! from me - 8/10

Arguably, a masterpiece. Hung on a clichéd story of 2 teen sisters murdered, and 2 detectives look for whodunit. It plays out slowly but the texture is stunningly vivid. Superb photography, memorable acting, music that asks questions, simmering political undertones. Suffice it to say there's a helluva lot going on in this picture and the more you know about Spain the more you'll know. But how knowable is Spain? As I said, this is slow for a thriller but there is existential mystery and tension. The crime may be solved, so future murders won't happen, maybe. But is there any other consequence? The similarity to True Detective season 1 is uncanny. TD was first broadcast in January 2014; Marshland was released in Spain in September 2014. Even if the latter is just a Spanish take on TD, I can see why it swept the 2015 Goyas (Spain's Oscar equivalent). It was made with Spain blood.

I can't remember having enjoyed a film so much. This film kept me spellbound till the very end. The climax was also well executed, as well as the final scene before the end-credits roll.Marshland also known in Spanish as La isla mínima("Minimal Island") is a 2014 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez. It won ten Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor (Javier Gutiérrez). The plot of the film deals with the disappearance of two teenage girls during the harvest festivities. Two ideologically opposed homicide detectives from Madrid are reprimanded and sent to a forgotten town on the Guadalquivir Marshes to investigate.Detectives Juan(Javier Gutiérrez) and Pedro(Raúl Arévalo) must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of a general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past. The film is set in Spain during 1980 during the era of the Franco dictatorship. We see that the militia are still the main authority over the local police. Also there is a lot of red tape for the detectives to deal with. They have to solve the crime quickly and delicately without drawing a lot of attention from the press. The film shows the graphic nature of the aftermath of a terrible crime. We are spared nothing. We see the crime through the eyes of the detectives as well as the parents of the victims. More crimes are uncovered as the film progresses. We see also how pretty young teenage girls are trapped into prostitution by money or drugs. To a casual viewer, the film may be brutal at times, but this is how the world truly is. Even now as I type this review, a lot of crimes are taking place in the world. I hope one day, people of all nationalities can live in love and peace and that there will be an end to crime once and for all.More serial killer films: The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993), To Catch a Killer (1992), The Deliberate Stranger (1986), Citizen X (1995), The Gray Man (2007), Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985). Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (1974). All this films are based on real-life killers. Thank you for having the time to read this review. May you live long and prosper.