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Shrew's Nest (2014)
Directed by Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel
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Overview
Spain, 1950s. Montse’s agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew’s nest… perhaps he’ll never leave.
Rated NR | Length 91 minutes
Actors
Macarena Gómez | Nadia de Santiago | Hugo Silva | Luis Tosar | Gracia Olayo | Lucía González | Carolina Bang | Tomás del Estal | Asier Etxeandia | Silvia Alonso | Magdalena Brotto | Mariam Torres
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| 09/21/2014 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
I had no expectations for this film going into the screening, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was so good. Probably in my top five for the festival, this horror with tinges of black comedy makes great use of lead actress Macarena Gómez (last seen by me in Witching & Bitching as the lead’s ex-wife) who gives an emotive, psychologically tortured performance as the agoraphobic sister.
Even though it had a small budget and was shot almost entirely in a single apartment, the great writing and acting raise this above it’s constraints. These are the kinds of movies I come to Fantastic Fest to discover.
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