Bosque de sombras (2006)

Director:

Koldo Serra

Writers:

Jon Sagalá (writer)
Koldo Serra (writer)

Release Date:

16 February 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.

Plot Keywords:

Couple | Hands | Cabin | 1970s | Deformity

Cast

Gary Oldman	...	Paul
Paddy Considine	...	Norman
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Isabel
Virginie Ledoyen	...	Lucy
Lluís Homar	...	Paco
Yaiza Esteve	...	Nerea
Andrés Gertrúdix	...	Antonio
Jon Ariño	...	Lechón
Kandido Uranga	...	Miguel
Álex Angulo	...	Jose Andrés
Savitri Ceballos	...	Jose Andrés' daughter
Patxi Bisquert	...	José Luis
José Andrés Zalguegui	...	Bar Tender
Ramón Churruca	...	Ignacio
Isabel Jiménez	...	Waitress

Also Known As:

BackWoods (International: English title)
The Backwoods (France)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | France | Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2006) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:18 | Spain:18 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Navarra, Spain

Company:

Divine Productions

Quotes:

Norman: I'm just trying to think!
Paul: Don't think! Let me think for both of us!

Movie Connections:

References "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)

Soundtrack:

There is a war

Could someone explain the boycott campaign against this movie?

I enjoyed the movie last week at its Premiere in Madrid. It was very good. A very interesting piece of film art, where the picture is made of a good fusion of beautiful images, ominous silences, sparkling sounds, mature musics, good acting, rhythm, great photography, etc. A very good tension is achieved in the film and even though the story may be somehow known in the history of the movies (there are confessed prior references) is this time treated differently and with a bright eye which captures your eye and grasps your attention from the very beginning. All actors bright in the movie, specially Oldman and Homar, although all the cast is really convincing (mention also Ms. Ledoyen, Ms. Sánchez-Gijón and Mr. Considine).

It is not a perfect work of art (art is as such impossible of perfection) but is a real work of art.

For that reason, I cannot really understand (yet there may be a reason which may not be so difficult to explain, such as an explicit boycott) how so many people voted so low for this movie, ... and they did it even before it was officially released!! I hope now the public can make accurate and sincere voting without any particular economic interest or prejudice.

I do really recommend it to all the people interested in good movies.