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King of the Hill

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Quim's (Leonardo Sbaraglia) car is shot at as he is driving across a sparse stretch of land. When he stops to investigate the shooting, he is fired at again, but manages to escape to a wooded area, and there he finds Bea (María Valverde), a woman he had encountered in a gas station moments earlier. The two seem to be the targets of deadly assassins as they run helplessly through the forest — but when the killers are revealed, it evokes an empathy Quim would never have expected.

Critics Reviews

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Xan Brooks Guardian Feb 13, 2009
3/5
It's at its best in a tense middle section that plays as a pared-down existential nightmare. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Feb 13, 2009
3/5
The tautness of the first hour is tremendous, and features something I never thought to see in such a movie: the spectacle of a man, hiding inside a car from his would-be killer, and doing something we would all probably do in real life: actually whimper. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Feb 12, 2009
3/5
From Spain comes a leaner, bleaker horror film. Go to Full Review Bill Chambers Film Freak Central Jul 24, 2009
3.5/4
A political thriller in the sense that it's bound to polarize audiences... Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) Feb 19, 2009
2/5
The revelation of the shooter's identity, however, is a bit of a yawn, especially if you have seen the 2006 French film Them or last year's British horror movie Eden Lake. Go to Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) Feb 19, 2009
It starts off well enough as Deliverance and Duel but becomes very conventional when, two-thirds of the way through, the snipers are revealed and it turns into what might be called Haneke-panky. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Mar 15, 2015 The movie was kind of boring and typical of a thriller this type, the characters were kind off different but the real positive thing was the portrayal of the antagonists that really made the movie a little more intriguing. But by the end it was too lost and you simply can't outdone the rest of the movie. ~March 15, 2015~ See more Jul 18, 2014 didn't care for this one See more Jul 15, 2014 Bleak, boring and so slow I spent half the movie on fast forward. See more Jul 8, 2014 A genuinely suspenseful thriller with convincing acting and superb directing, as well as spectacular cinematography which adds to the pulse-pounding terror; makes us think of a Coen Brother movie. See more Jun 6, 2014 "The Most Dangerous Game" in the Spanish countryside. Much better than Apollo 18. "A work of hard-driving tension, this is satisfyingly terse, methodical and relentless." ? Tom Huddlestone, Time Out See more Feb 7, 2013 Dang. That was intense. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gonzalo López-Gallego

Director

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Quim

María Valverde

Bea

Thomas Riordan

Hermano Menor

Andrés Juste

Hermano Mayor

Francisco Olmo

Guardia Mayor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Quim's (Leonardo Sbaraglia) car is shot at as he is driving across a sparse stretch of land. When he stops to investigate the shooting, he is fired at again, but manages to escape to a wooded area, and there he finds Bea (María Valverde), a woman he had encountered in a gas station moments earlier. The two seem to be the targets of deadly assassins as they run helplessly through the forest — but when the killers are revealed, it evokes an empathy Quim would never have expected.
Director
Gonzalo López-Gallego
Production Co
Telecinco Cinema, Decontrabando Producciones Audiovisuales S.L., Goodfellas S.L.
Rating
R (Brief Sexuality|Violence|Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2021
Runtime
1h 28m
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