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The Island of Lies

2020 · 94 min

A somber, slow-burning investigative drama that feels like uncovering a buried injustice, with a chilly, isolated atmosphere and quiet moral weight.

Directed by
Paula Cons
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Nerea Barros, Darío Grandinetti, Aitor Luna
Tagline
Spain, 1921. A terrible shipwreck kept secret for far too long
Overview
Galicia, northern Spain, January 2, 1921. The steamship Santa Isabel, sailing towards Argentina with more than two hundred emigrants on board, sinks off the coast of Sálvora Island. Three island women, María, Josefa and Cipriana, who have bravely set sail aboard a fragile skiff to save the shipwrecked, are treated as heroes by the cynical authorities; but León, an inquisitive and tenacious Argentinean journalist, starts asking uncomfortable questions.

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Directed by
Paula Cons
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Nerea Barros, Darío Grandinetti, Aitor Luna
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • justice
  • corruption
  • isolation
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Paula Cons
Written by
Paula Cons
Starring
Nerea Barros, Darío Grandinetti, Aitor Luna, Victoria Teijeiro, Ana Oca, Milo Taboada, Celso Bugallo, Pedro Galiza
Music
Sebastián Escofet
Cinematography
Aitor Mantxola
Runtime
94 min
Country
Argentina, Portugal, Spain
Languages
Basque, Galician, Spanish

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