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The Nameless

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Claudia (Emma Vilarasau) and Marc (Brendan Price) are horrified and heartbroken when their young daughter's body is found mutilated. Several years later, Claudia gets a call from a young woman who could be her child. Claudia then launches an investigation involving a detective, Massera (Karra Elejalde), and a reporter, Quiroga (Tristán Ulloa). Their target -- a satanic cult, which may be holding and torturing the girl, and whose members could subject all involved in the case to dire fates.

Critics Reviews

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 06/12/2008
2/4
...sporadically intriguing but mostly dull. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 09/02/2005
3/5
a pretty slick thriller Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 07/07/2005
1.5/4
Just how wildly the film flies off of the rails is enough to set eyeballs spinning--that is, if viewers' eyes are even open by that point. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 05/07/2005
1.5/5
If Darkness confused you, you'll be completely baffled by The Nameless Go to Full Review
John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 04/27/2005
4/10
I wound up admiring Balaguero's visual style, his imagery and cinematography, while remaining indifferent toward his characters, and hating his narrative. Go to Full Review
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Justin T 06/15/2023 Very drab but that was the style. It was a gritty detective movie. Camera moves were simple but effective. Grading was cinematic but dull. The visual 'child' effects were a touch tacky. It's a detective story from Spain. It is what it is and not a lot more. It has shades of noir but also shades of 90s TV-movie. I feel bad judging having only watched thirty-ish minutes but it wasn't that great. Problem was that it was not that engaging, entertaining or atmospheric and I don't want to waste my life watching the rest. See more 01/24/2020 Curiosamente la recordaba mucho mas oscura y siniestra, aunque sigue siendolo en parte. La historia es algo confusa a ratos y el "punch" final no es tan directo ni brutal como pretendia serlo (y podria haber sido). La excelente fotografia se ve a veces menospreciada por una edicion que resulta hueca y fragmentada, como si faltaran piezas en un puzzle y eso me hace pensar que podria haberse sido un problema de planteamiento o incluso de guion… Aun asi, sigo siendo bastante notable, fresca y original, y una de las mejores peliculas de genero patrias. See more 07/18/2018 nO THE GREATEST FILM, dRAGGED ON TOO LONG AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO BE TOO MUCH LIKE Martyrs See more 04/02/2016 6.8/10 ~April 2, 2016~ See more 01/05/2016 Starts off good, then falls flat. See more 10/10/2015 A decidedly jarring and terrifying experience, The Nameless is a criminally underseen and underrated film (just 5 reviews on RT with a 20% approval rating). A Spanish horror flick, The Nameless is quite mssed up, but does a great job terrifying the viewer with a pretty good score, darkness (be afraid of the dark honestly), and some pretty good cinematography. It does meander a bit and gets a bit bogged down in the details at times, but really keeps you on the edge of your seat and manages to scare you on multiple levels. Creepy, atmospheric, and entirely twisted, The Nameless really keeps you on the edge of your seat. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Claudia (Emma Vilarasau) and Marc (Brendan Price) are horrified and heartbroken when their young daughter's body is found mutilated. Several years later, Claudia gets a call from a young woman who could be her child. Claudia then launches an investigation involving a detective, Massera (Karra Elejalde), and a reporter, Quiroga (Tristán Ulloa). Their target -- a satanic cult, which may be holding and torturing the girl, and whose members could subject all involved in the case to dire fates.
Director
Jaime Balaguero
Producer
Julio Fernández
Screenwriter
Jaime Balaguero
Production Co
Filmax
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround