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Five years after a young girl is murdered, when her mother seems to have started to recover, a telephone call once again shatters her existence: "Mummy, it's me". Helped by an ex-policeman and a reporter expert in the supernatural, the mother sets out on a desperate search for the terrifying truth, a truth that spreads its tentacles through time and space, from the horror of the Nazi Holocaust to the occult fever in the London of the sixties and up to the present day. After years of lethargy, the horrific secret is about to be revealed. A number: 106, an abandoned motel. They might manage to find the child. Perhaps she's alive and can be saved. But the horror is only just beginning. One of the most effective horror films of recent years, ‘The Nameless’ is a superbly atmospheric film adapted from the acclaimed novel by Ramsey Campbell.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
"Los Sin Nombre" (aka "The Nameless") is an outstanding Spanish horror thriller based on a novel by Liverpudlian author Ramsey Campbell. The film begins with a grisly discovery by police then moves forward in time to focus on a grieving, divorced mother trying hard to get on with her life but never quite getting over the horrific events of her immediate past. Suddenly she starts receiving mysterious phone calls from a desperate young girl begging her mummy to rescue her.
The mystery behind "Los Sin Nombre" unravels intelligently and unhurriedly with little in the way of excess. Grotesque images are kept to a minimum but are devastating when unveiled. The atmosphere is appropriately creepy and haunting throughout. Had this been made by Hollywood I'm sure it would have been mangled with a romantic subplot between the mother and the kindly detective who helps her. Thankfully it remains focused from start to finish and does not resort to a cop-out ending.
The mystery behind "Los Sin Nombre" unravels intelligently and unhurriedly with little in the way of excess. Grotesque images are kept to a minimum but are devastating when unveiled. The atmosphere is appropriately creepy and haunting throughout. Had this been made by Hollywood I'm sure it would have been mangled with a romantic subplot between the mother and the kindly detective who helps her. Thankfully it remains focused from start to finish and does not resort to a cop-out ending.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Great,tense Spanish horror film which boasts a great atmosphere and superlative acting. I loved the way the labyrinthine plot slowly unravelled. Highly recommmended
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I have just finished watching this film, about 5 minutes ago.
It is very hard for me to speak of this film with kind words, the only good things I can say is that its well shot and well acted. However this is where the positives stop. The plot is poor and its not terribly well explained either, sometimes this is good as it allows for personal interpretations, however with this film it doesn't. There is only one interpretation.
For me the plot takes an age to get going and when it does it goes to a place I wish I had never visited, then completely fails to justify the actions of the characters in the final scene. Its just poorly explained.
If you want a good psychological horror/thriller in the spanish language, watch KM31 instead.
Maybe some people will like this film but I really don't know why. The soundtrack was repetitive and at times didnt add anything to the mood of the film.
Overall, its 90+ minutes that I consider well and truelly wasted.
It is very hard for me to speak of this film with kind words, the only good things I can say is that its well shot and well acted. However this is where the positives stop. The plot is poor and its not terribly well explained either, sometimes this is good as it allows for personal interpretations, however with this film it doesn't. There is only one interpretation.
For me the plot takes an age to get going and when it does it goes to a place I wish I had never visited, then completely fails to justify the actions of the characters in the final scene. Its just poorly explained.
If you want a good psychological horror/thriller in the spanish language, watch KM31 instead.
Maybe some people will like this film but I really don't know why. The soundtrack was repetitive and at times didnt add anything to the mood of the film.
Overall, its 90+ minutes that I consider well and truelly wasted.
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the pointless
yawn yawn yawn. irelivent bullcrap about angels and nazis for an 1hr and 30mins. no scares. no tension. no horror.and the lead actress is extremely dumb
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. C. L. Elliott
Stylish Spanish horror
I found the opening scenes to be unwatchable and I did my best not to listen too closely to what was being said. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2006 by Mrs. S. K. Goffin
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