Spain, 1982. Andrés Expósito, a young police inspector, accepts a posting in Denia, a small town on the Mediterranean coast, in the hope of leading a quieter life and that the natural environment will help improve the fragile health of his daughter; but once in his new post he becomes involved by chance in the investigation of the strange death of the inspector he has come to replace.
Acting
Ricardo Gómez's quietly crumbling resolve
Cinematography
Sun-bleached Mediterranean beauty hides rot underneath
Writing
Personal and political grief intertwine brutally
Director
Óscar Aibar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Spanish Transition' period deliberately avoided prosecuting Franco-era crimes; this film excavates that buried history through genre.
Denia's actual 1980s architecture and light were used extensively; director Aibar grew up nearby and called it 'a beautiful place to hide ugly things.'
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