Common Dead (film)
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| Spanish | Muertos comunes |
| Directed by | Norberto Ramos del Val |
| Screenplay by | Javier Félix Echániz |
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| Cinematography | Javier Bilbao |
| Edited by | Carlos Rodrigo Lascano |
| Music by | Santi Ibarretxe |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Common Dead (Spanish: Muertos comunes) is a 2004 Spanish police thriller film directed by Norberto Ramos del Val (in his directorial debut) and written by Javier Félix Echániz. It stars Javier Albalá and Ernesto Alterio.
Plot
In 1973 Pamplona, cops Eusebio Luquin and Fermín Goyoaga investigate the brutal rape and murder of a young cleaning woman in the military barracks.
Cast
- Javier Albalá as Eusebio Luquin
- Ernesto Alterio as Fermín Goyoaga
- Adolfo Fernández as comandante Toledo
- Luchy López as Elvira
- Juan Carlos Martín as capitán Gayubas
- Fernando Delgado as comisario
- Sonia Almarcha as Charo
- Ion Inciarte as Marcelo
- Pilar Castro as Juani
- Andrés Gertrúdix as sargento Errea
Production
The film is a Karbo Vantas Entertainment, Castelao Prods, and Elemental Films production, and it had the association of Canal+, and EiTB. Shooting locations included Navarre and Guadalajara.
Release
Common Dead screened at the Málaga Film Festival. Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2004.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered the film to be "an above-average thriller which becomes a below-average thriller in its final half-hour", otherwise boasting a "gritty charm and sense of purpose often lacking in Spanish thrillers".
A. B. of El Mundo gave the film a 2-star rating, writing that while "sparking interest in its first part", it eventually "succumbs to the weakness of a script that resorts to clichés".
See also
References
- ↑ Sánchez, Mayka (28 May 2004). "Muertos comunes".
- ↑ Ruiz, Olvido (14 June 2006). "Muertos comunes, una película poco común". Rinconete – via Instituto Cervantes.
- 1 2 3 4 Holland, Jonathan (7 June 2004). "Common Dead". Variety.
- ↑ "Muertos comunes". ABC. 28 May 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2º Festival de Cine Ponferrada" (PDF). 2004. p. 14.
- ↑ García de la Riva, Andrés (2004). "La producción cinematográfica en Navarra en el siglo XXI". Príncipe de Viana (290): 13.
- ↑ Biosca, Patricia (23 September 2014). "Diez escenarios de película en Guadalajara". ABC.
- ↑ "La amenaza glaciar que viene". Cinco Días. 28 May 2004.
- ↑ "Muertos comunes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ↑ A. B. "Policiaco y militar". El Mundo.
External links
- Common Dead at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol