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      The Hours of the Day

      Released Jun 22, 2007 1h 41m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 71% Audience Score 250+ Ratings The owner (Alex Brendemühl) of a clothing shop in Spain remorselessly kills people. Read More Read Less

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald The Hours of the Day doesn't really qualify as a thriller -- it's more of a clinical study than anything else -- but its cumulative impact is chilling. Rated: 3/4 Jun 30, 2004 Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Rated: 4/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Un gran debut, premonitori del que seria La soledad. Paraula clau: contencio. Inclassificable en un estil Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member interesante, la premisa: "Nunca pasa nada". Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This film made me want to kill myself. It was soooooo boring, like nothing happened apart from these two scenes where he strangled these two people, and even then you didn't see any blood. Fuck you Jaime Rosales you're shit. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member i'm tired about the people who love spanish cinema just because of almodovar or amenabar. if you want to see really demanding and daring cinema, just see jaime rosales films. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Harrowing and unforgettable. The story of a middle-aged man trapped by the routine that has become his life: he wakes up, brushes his teeth, opens his failing store, visits his bored girlfriend, and returns home to his mother. The routine never varies, his relationships never mature, he is always at the mercy of his inhibitions. The film takes a frightening turn in a 10 minute sequence where he proceeds to, unprovoked and unflinchingly kill a female cab driver. He strangles her, punches her repeatedly and, still unsatisfied, pounds on her with a rock. He then returns to his typical every-day routine and no one is ever the wiser. It is tempting to view the film as a portrait of a serial killer, a sociopath whose 'routine' is merely a ruse, but the film is much deeper. It is about the murderous rage hidden beneath the monotonous, repetitive lifestyle of the working stiff, the anger generated by a dead-end, blue collar existence which offers no way out. It is telling that, were the murder sequences removed, the film would feel complete. This is not about a psychopath planning his attacks and waiting until the opportune time but a parable for an entire group that finds no outlet for the unfair way society has pigeonholed them. This film is a brave, stark, searing work of art. It is certainly not for all tastes, but those with the patience, intelligence and a true love of film will be spellbound. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis The owner (Alex Brendemühl) of a clothing shop in Spain remorselessly kills people.
      Director
      Jaime Rosales
      Screenwriter
      Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas
      Distributor
      ARP Sélection
      Production Co
      Fresdeval Films
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish (Spain)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 22, 2007, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 19, 2004
      Runtime
      1h 41m