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Like a Spanish counterpart to True Detective, this visually striking thriller traces the labyrinthine search for a serial killer in the marshlands and rice paddies of Spain’s deep south. In 1980, shortly after the restoration of democracy in Spain, two investigators arrive in a rural town in Andalusia. Juan (Javier Gutiérrez) is a veteran of the fascist Franco regime, and rookie Pedro (Raúl Arévalo) is a reformist, and their teaming produces tensions between “old school” techniques and more enlightened methods. This atmospheric neo-noir won 10 of Spain’s Goyas, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay and Cinematography. In Spanish with English subtitles. Camera: Alex Catalán. Writers: Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez. Director: Alberto Rodríguez. (Spain 2014) 105 min.