99.9 (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Agustí Villaronga

Writers:

Lourdes Iglesias (writer)
Jesús Regueira (writer)

Release Date:

7 November 1997 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Lara, the host of a radio call-in show dealing in psychic phenomena, discovers that her estranged lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

María Barranco	...	Lara
Terele Pávez	...	Dolores
Ruth Gabriel	...	Julia
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Lázaro
Gustavo Salmerón	...	Victor
Juan Márquez	...	Mauri
Simón Andreu	...	Simón
Pedro Mari Sánchez	...	Juan
Miguel Picazo	...	Galiana
Maite Brik	...	Madre Mauri / Mauri's mother
Jordi Canals	...	Mendigo / Beggar
Paula Soldevila	...	Petra
Francisco Maestre	...	Psiquiatra
Alicia Agut	...	Guardesa / Female Guard
Luisa Gavasa	...	Luisa

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Impala

Do not expect the film to make sense

The director, at the film's Toronto première, admitted that he did not resolve all of the loose ends, and that there were elements in the original screenplay which did not interest him very much, so he left them undeveloped. This is frustrating for viewers expecting an integrated whole. The story of the creation of this film reminded me of the genesis of David Lynch's Lost Highway. But just as that film was interesting, so is this one. If you are able to put the plot problems aside, the film has a distinctive style and is worth seeing for that reason alone. The film's title refers to a radio station frequency. It is also the number of the beast inverted. So said the director.