Sin nombre, Los (1999)

Director:

Jaume Balagueró

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Ramsey Campbell (story)

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

Trying to reach the limits of evil... But evil has no limits.

Plot:

The mutilated body of a six year old girl is found in a water hole. The girl is identified as the missing daughter of Claudia...

Plot Keywords:

Good Versus Evil | Child Kidnapping | Child Murder | Blood | Corruption

Awards:

15 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Emma Vilarasau	...	Claudia Horts de Gifford
Karra Elejalde	...	Bruno Massera
Tristán Ulloa	...	Quiroga
Toni Sevilla	...	Franco
Brendan Price	...	Marc Gifford
Jordi Dauder	...	Forense / The pathologist
Núria Cano	...	Policía
Isabel Ampudia	...	Secretaria
Carles Punyet	...	Jefe de Claudia
Aleix Puiggalí	...	Tipo Malcarado
Susana García Díez	...	Chica Piscina (as Susana García)
Pep Tosar	...	Toni
Carmen Capdet	...	Monja (as Carme Capdet)
Manel Solás	...	Hombre Silla de Ruedas
Víctor Guillén	...	Hombre Flaco

Also Known As:

Sense nom, Els (Spain: Catalan title)
The Nameless (Europe: English title)
Nameless - Entità nascosta (Italy) [it]
Namnlösa, De (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]
Nimetön (Finland) [fi]
Secta de los sin nombre, La (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Secte sans nom, La (France) [fr]
The Nameless (Germany) (video title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R | USA:R | France:-16

Company:

Filmax S.A.

Trivia:

Based on the British novel "The Nameless" by Ramsey Campbell.

Movie Connections:

Features Killer berberechos (1996)

Nameless New Kind Terror

This Spanish horror film demonstrates that a movie does not have to be original in order to be effective. Many scenes in the movie reminded me of other horror films, but this film's atmosphere is intense and its hockey twists and turns delighted me despite the fact that some of them do not make much sense. The film begins with the gruesome discovery of the dead body of a little girl who had been reported missing. The girl's parents identify the mutilated body, but four years later, the mother receives a phone call from someone who claims to be her daughter. Nothing new here, right? Well, not exactly. The film kept me guessing until the very end, but the finale did not answer all my questions. And that is fine with me because I appreciated how the film allowed me to reflect upon what I had just seen. The movie got under my skin because the story gets progressively more disturbing. Many silly coincidences threaten to spoil the fun, but it is well-crafted and worth your time if your are a fan of horror films. I did notice that the English subtitles do not always match what people are saying, and the last line, which is crucial to the story, was not a literal translation. Luckily, I know Spanish, but it made me wonder how often this problem occurs. Anyhow, check this one out, I recommend it.