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, when a serial killer is on the loose. Two homicide detectives from Madrid who appear to be poles apart must settle their differences and bring the murderer to justice before more teenage girls lose their lives.
17 January 1971, Luanco, Asturias, Spain
5 April 1962, Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
19 January 1993, Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
March 16, 2016
Even if it stays true to the conventions of the crime drama, it dares to explore complicated themes of the political and social issues of the time its set on. [Full review in Spanish]August 13, 2015
Visually and atmospherically, Marshland is suffused with an eerie oppressiveness, entirely at odds with the region's reputation for light-hearted alegria.August 13, 2015
A couple of mismatched cops in the immediate post-Franco era investigate the brutal murders of two teenage girls in Alberto Rodriguez's satisfyingly atmospheric neo-noir.September 25, 2015
Marshland has superb performances and a heady atmosphere, but its greatest strength is finding resolution while letting the mystery be.August 03, 2015
A taut, visually sumptuous and hugely entertaining thriller.October 16, 2015
Um filme que, sob a superfície de suspense policial, constrói um painel complexo de um país lidando com feridas que jamais fecharam.August 17, 2015
The novel settings -- rural Southern post-Franco Spain -- sets this convoluted Spanish serial killer thriller apart.October 29, 2015
While we're still pretending that True Detective season 2 didn't happen, we have Alberto Rodríguez's thriller Marshland to satisfy our yearning for moody detectives investigating a disturbing case that shakes their faith in humanity.March 03, 2016
Whilst its broad plot might be a touch too neat, Marshland manages to say quite a lot about entrenched neglect and ignorance both within and without systems of powerAugust 20, 2015
The elegant widescreen compositions and use of light and shadows are strongly reminiscent of Seven and Zodiac, and the film's eerie, disconcerting mood brings to mind HBO's True Detective.June 17, 2016
Brilliant noir policier in a distinctive environment where the fraught political and economic circumstances hang over the solution to a shocking crime.