Product Description

The body a teenage girl is discovered in a field of sunflowers. At the same time a travelling salesman watches the events unfold on television, whilst in the small village of Angosto the discovery of a prehistoric cave brings excitement and the arrival of an experienced geologist, his young fiancé and his assistant. The town police chief plans his retirement, while his deputy dreams of escaping the boredom of his marriage and his job... Through a series of shocking events, the lives of these people become entangled in a web of violence, betrayal and murder ... This accalimed thriller from first-time feature director Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo s comes to DVD after a highly successful UK theatrical release.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2258 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-08-27
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 123 minutes

Special Features
Deleted Scenes 'Making of' featurette 'Storyboard to Screen comparison - the Killing of Cecilio' Photo Gallery Q & A sessions with director Jorge Sanchez-Cabezudo and actor Carmelo Gomez (UK EXCLUSIVE) Trailer

Review
Compelling, intricate and sinister. **** --Empire

Review
A terrific thriller and a complex and intelligent piece of film-making. --Sight & Sound

Customer Reviews

A tale of innocence, betrayal, passionate violence, corruption and greed
if I saw this film again for a third time I'm sure I would get yet more out of it. for a start it has the most realistic portrayal of a drunk that I have ever encountered - the scene is surreal, black, and the humour is transitory. the time lapse techniques , normally irritating or confusing, serve well here to tie up threads. empathy and respect for the ageing police chief is irresistable. he decides he is not yet irrelevant professionally, while remaining central to his homely vulnerable daughter ( who incidentally is attractive in a peculiarly Spanish way!).
the whole film and it's convoluted plot play out well. A tale of innocence, betrayal,passionate violence, corruption and greed.

great stuff
forget all that crap Hollywood produces this is a proper film, in fact that could be said about every European film I've watched recently. But is you want something really special check out 'A Bittersweet Life' (Korean with subs)

Very good thriller
Unlike other reviewers, I didn't feel this feel was any more derivative or cliched most other films, although any serial killer thriller is bound to yield the odd familiar plot device.

I thought this was a very well crafted, beautifully filmed, atmospheric work and not only did I thoroughly enjoy it, but would watch it again - and possibly again.