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When the Angels Sleep

2018 · 94 min

A suffocating moral spiral that traps you in one man's panic, tightening with every lie until the dread becomes unbearable.

Directed by
Gonzalo Bendala
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Julián Villagrán, Ester Expósito, Marian Álvarez
Overview
Germán, an honest family man, sees how his whole world wobbles the night when, driving home, accidentally runs over two teenage girls. From that moment, Germán will have to do everything in his power to prevent his life from being destroyed forever.

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Directed by
Gonzalo Bendala
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Julián Villagrán, Ester Expósito, Marian Álvarez
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • deception
  • family
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

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thriller, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Julián Villagrán, Ester Expósito, Marian Álvarez, Asia Ortega, Marisol Membrillo, Christian Mulas, Daniel Jumillas, Sira Alonso
Music
Pablo Cervantes
Cinematography
Sergi Gallardo
Runtime
94 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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