Los sin nombre (1999)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jaume Balagueró

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Ramsey Campbell (story)

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

Trying to reach the limits of evil... But evil has no limits.

Plot:

The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Cult | Corruption | Perversion | Pain

Awards:

15 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Emma Vilarasau	...	Claudia
Karra Elejalde	...	Massera
Tristán Ulloa	...	Quiroga
Toni Sevilla	...	Franco
Brendan Price	...	Marc
Jordi Dauder	...	Forense
Núria Cano	...	Policía
Isabel Ampudia	...	Secretaria
Carles Punyet	...	Jefe
Aleix Puiggalí	...	Tipo malcarado
Susana García Díez	...	Chica piscina (as Susana García)
Pep Tosar	...	Toni
Carme Capdet	...	Monja
Manel Solás	...	Hombre silla de ruedas
Víctor Guillén	...	Hombre flaco (as Víctor Guillén 'Buby')

Also Known As:

Els sense nom (Spain: Catalan title)
The Nameless (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R | USA:R | France:-16

Company:

Filmax S.A.

Trivia:

Based on the British novel "The Nameless" by Ramsey Campbell.

Movie Connections:

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Soundtrack:

My Black Dress

A serious nightmare!

I heard about the movie at the Fantasy Movie Festival 2000 in Cologne. Unfortunately I couldn't see the movie, but as I only read positive comments on the movie i simply bought the DVD! The DVD is perfect, it comes along with trailers, making of, music video etc.

The Plot: The movie is about a mother who, after six years, gets a mysterious phone call from her disappeared daughter. The mothers only hope to find out what really happened to her daughter is an ex-cop who worked on the case at that time. A frightening search starts.....

Los sin nombre is one of the best suspense-thrillers I have seen. This movie doesn't need to hide from movies like "Silence of the lambs" or "Seven".

What I liked the most about this movie are the characters. Throughout the movie the characters develop perfectly and you feel a certain "relation" between them. Another positive aspect is, that the movie gets along without any funny moment, not as in other thrillers where you often find funny moments where buddies or other characters are involved.

This movie was a real positive surprise and for me one of the best movies in 2000. It's a must see!