"Sacamantecas" (Derio)

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Language

Spanish

Direction

David Pérez Sañudo

Screenplay

David Pérez Sañudo, Sergio Granda

Cast

Antonio de la Torre, Patricia López Arnaiz, Josean Bengoetxea, Eneko Sagardoy, Haizea Carneros...

What's it about

Álava, 19th century. As the Third Carlist War draws to a close, several women are strangled on the outskirts of Vitoria. Ángela Berrosteguieta, sister of one of the victims, arrives seeking justice, determined to prove that Juan Díaz de Garayo, an illiterate peasant, is responsible for the crimes. However, Pío Pinedo, chief of the constables, faces a lack of resources in wartime and pressure from the authorities, who prefer to hide the growing wave of murders.

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