The Silence of the Swamp: Synopsis, Trailer, Cast and Criticism

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The silence of the swamp es una de las películas que se suma a esta nueva ola de thrillers de España, un país que está teniendo un gran auge debido a la distribución de varias de sus piezas a través de servicios de streaming.

The silence of the swamp is a film directed by Marc Vigil launched in 2019, a suspense novel exciting that explores different themes outside of the main plot. The film is part of this new wave of Spanish productions that have managed to sneak into people's taste. At the same time, it stars Pedro Alonso, actor who won the affection of the international public for his participation as Sedan in The money heist.

Here is everything you need to know about it movie The silence of the swamp, a film that has an excellent handling of environments and rhythm thanks to the outstanding work of the director, the music of Zeltia Montes, the interpretations and photography of Isaac Vila.

Synopsis

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Q is a journalist who decided to become a crime novel writer. The author has a couple of books set in the region of Valencia, Spain, where he talks about brutal murders. The backdrop is a city infected with political corruption and the rottenness of the human soul. But, you shouldn't give it that much importance, right? After all, the tales of Q They are fiction, but things change when we realize that they could be more real than we thought ...

Trailer of the movie The Silence of the Swamp

This is the official trailer for The silence of the swamp, a tape that has been endorsed by Zeta Cinema, TVE, Netflix Y TV3.

Cast of actors

The central character of Q, the crime novel writer, relies on the talent of Pedro Alonso. Nadie se atrevería a cuestionar la genialidad brutal del vigués, que ganó notoriety nacional por sus interpretaciones de Diego Murquía en Great hotel and Andrés de Fonollosa in The money heist.

Likewise, the actors Nacho Fresneda, José Ángel Egido, Carmina Barrios, Álex Monner, Maite Sandoval, Javier Godino, Raúl Prieto, Luis Zehera and Zaira Romero are part of the cast. Special mention for the work of Fresneda Y Neighborhoods, which end up giving great strength to a film that is inserted into a genre with great projection within Spanish cinema.

The Silence of the Swamp movie review

En general, la película cosechó reacciones entre aceptables y buenas, no obstante, al mismo tiempo hay críticos que lo consideran una pérdida de tiempo. Como siempre, es imposible mantener contentos a todos, puesto que las persons esperan cosas diferentes cuando se sientan a ver una película y parten de ciertas expectativas.

"The mixture of plots does not quite fit (...) But, in return, Vigil manages to create a vibrant thriller with a wonderful staging, which at the same time dares with an exciting theme in one of its collateral plots", Javier explained Ocana. Newspaper The country.

For the rotary The newspaperBeatriz Martínez was a little more open to the director's cinematographic proposal. At the same time, he considered that it has interesting things that give it a certain character and personality.

«Quizás, el mayor logro de Vigil be imprimir malestar en cada secuencia (…) Relacionar su propuesta con el thriller coreano (…) una violencia tan seca como visceral y brutal», escribió.

In the same way, Oti Rodríguez Marchante considered in his criticism of the newspaper ABC which is a film that stands out for the balanced combination of a number of elements.

"A mass plot that combines the police, social corruption and its tentacles in a cross between reality and fiction very well worked in environments, rhythms and intrigues by the director," he said.

References: senscine.com