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Marshland

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Two homicide detectives must settle their differences to bring a murderer to justice before more young women are killed.

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As narratively taut as it is richly atmospheric, Marshland keeps viewers guessing throughout a procedural thriller with surprising nuance.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses 08/25/2018
Generically, Marshland at first could be mistaken for a straightforward police procedural in many senses, but the factor that grants it its real punch is its politics. Go to Full Review
Serena Donadoni Village Voice 09/25/2015
Marshland has superb performances and a heady atmosphere, but its greatest strength is finding resolution while letting the mystery be. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter 08/13/2015
Visually and atmospherically, Marshland is suffused with an eerie oppressiveness, entirely at odds with the region's reputation for light-hearted alegria. Go to Full Review
Rubén Rosario MiamiArtZine 08/21/2018
In Marshland's case, a sense of humor would have made all the grim stuff - and there's a lot of it - easier to digest. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet First Things 08/06/2018
It's a tight script whose classic cop-film pleasures hide unexpected nuance and empathy. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Diezmartinez Cine Vértigo 03/05/2018
3/4
The ending of La Isla Mnima is discouraging: the small triumph achieved by Pedro "the good guy" - through Juan "the bad guy" - means, in a way, a betrayal. The "new" Spain has been born buried into the past. (Review in spanish) Go to Full Review
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javier A Nov 21 Marshland is a political thriller with outstanding performances and a narrative pace in line with the best thrillers of recent years. It has pace, intrigue and outstanding plot twists with brilliant staging and a storyline that keeps you glued to your seat from the very first minute. It's a must-see. See more Jon T @jon_talbot56 Nov 14 Top notch thriller with an intriguing political backdrop. It’s all you need know. Watch and enjoy. See more Gabriel S @Sanarel 04/24/2024 La Isla Mínima (Marshland, in the English version,) is a solid Spanish crime mystery that came out as a pleasant surprise out of some digging, I did for good investigation flicks. It's not a perfect film, but it stands out as thrilling. I can't get over the fact that, in Brazil, the translated title is something like "Old Sins, Long Shadows". For real! What were the translators thinking? Anyway, the story of Marshland follows detectives Pedro Suáres and Juan Robles in their investigation of the disappearance of two teen girls. In good drama fashion, we are in for some heavy stuff in this movie. Pedro Suáres is a quite new investigator reassigned to work on this case on a remote little town with his fairly new partner Juan. Pedro is hot-tempered, but he has a good heart, and also a pretty big mouth, that's what got him into this unpleasant assignment. Juan is a mix of a nice guy with a shadowy past. This fact adds to the drama of the story while Pedro suspects Juan might not be as nice as it seems. One downside of this movie's story is that the elements of the investigation are a bit absent. Sometimes, Juan gets info offscreen, which feels disjointed to the overall plot. Also, some symbolism with Juan and birds is one that I didn't get it. Beat me. Also, one situation with Juan at the bathroom just comes and goes. Seems like it would become something that could affect the story, but, in the end, it's dismissible, you could take out that scene and the story would remain unaffected. Aside from these downsides, La Isla Mínima is solid on the crime and drama aspects. Slow-driven, the story progresses towards the climax at, you guessed it, La Isla Mínima, the marshland, not before we figure out what is going on. The final revelation is uneventful, but the solid aspect is the whole drama behind it. Missed potential, at its best. Overall, La Isla Mínima pleases by its heavy drama elements and solid thriller progression. It's flawed, but the story is good enough to entertain during its runtime. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 08/11/2023 It's a murder mystery (a ring of girls being exploited and killed in Spain) with a pair of partners that aren't real excited to work together. Well shot and acted - the rainy finale is strong. See more Sheena P 06/08/2023 It was thrilling, the character reveal towards the end could be better. But overall, good. See more Isla S 09/03/2022 This is a gritty, dark underbelly watch, although its certainly not full of blood and gore but the crime its about involves sobering topics and secrets are brought to light in the community by the two detectives who find themselves investigating the disappearance of the women. There are some twists in the plot and I thought the performances were quite decent, so I'd give this a 4 star rating. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two homicide detectives must settle their differences to bring a murderer to justice before more young women are killed.
Director
Alberto Rodríguez
Producer
Mercedes Gamero, Gervasio Iglesias, Mikel Lejarza, José Sánchez Montes
Screenwriter
Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez
Production Co
Atresmedia Cine, Sacromonte Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 45m
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