I see some over intelligent people here are calling this movie a bore and predictable. I guess they wanted some heavy dose 3 hour long drama. Don't believe the low ratings here this movie is worth your time. Has thrills from start, it's a survival movie and you will enjoy the ride.
5.2Plot summary
Elena is a teenage girl on troubles: resentful after the recent and accidental car crash where her sister Vera died, and quadriplegic as result of it because she was the driver, Elena and her father Miguel move to their country house to spend a few days together hoping to restore their stranded relation, specially after Miguel prevented a few weeks ago an Elena's attempt to commit suicide by pills. With her mobility limited to neck and to a slightly movements in her right arm, Elena uses a mechanized wheelchair for moving, tied to it for avoiding to fall to the ground. Unhappy with her father plans, she also despises Athos, a Belgian Shepherd trained dog to help her for opening doors, after each one in the house have a small rope on the door handle to open it easier. However, a strange smell makes Miguel open a room on the cellar, where there is a dying bat in the ground that by surprise attacks Athos, biting in the face before Miguel kills it. Wanting to end of download the package of the car to take Athos to the vet, Miguel suffers a heart attack in front of the house, with Elena watching it by the window. Looking desperately for help, Elena hits with the wheelchair the closet where Miguel left his cell phone in the try to make a call, being hit by a Vera's trophy in the head and letting her unconscious for a day. But when she wakes up, not only finds alone in a house prepared for her, but Athos is now a rabid dog with the only one thing in mind: kill her. Besieged constantly by the ghost of Vera and with her mind as her only one weapon to survive, Elena must to find the way to stop Athos and back to the civilization before the best friend of human being turns in her killer.
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Enjoyed it, Worth the time.
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Claustrophobic and thrilling film about a girl sieged by a bad and rabid doggie
A small film about a paralyzed girl called Elena : Paula del Río and a deadly battle for her survival . As a rabid and menacing dog goes bersek and attacks an unfortunate handicapped teenager who is trapped into a summer house , resulting in unexpected consequences . Along the way Elena is regularly haunted by the ghost of her sister who died by car accident and she feels real guilty about it .
Frighteningly realistic film made in shoestring budget and with an unknown and newcomer cast , exception for Miguel Angel Jenner who has played a few fims and being father of famous actress Michelle Jenner and brief appearance by secondary actor Jordi Aguilar . It is a pleasing illustration of a crippled , wheelchair girl , shot in filmic simplicity, concerning a distressed girl and a vicious dog . Director follows and paces rightly the main plot , making considerable visuals for its low budget and providing a surprising narrative dealing with the struggle between dog and teen . As the main actress screams and cries her way through the movie with commendable little shame . The flick takes parts of other films as "Cujo" 1983 by Lewis Teague about actress Dee Wallace Stone besieged by a Saint Bernardo dod in a car and "Silver Bullet" 1985 by Daniel Attias in which paraplegic boy Corey Ham is pursued by a werewolf and at whatever means he attempts to vanquish him . As well as Spanish films in which disgraced people find disturbed and closed in lousy conditions as "Zulo" 2005 by Martin Ferrera and "Buried" 2010 by Rodrigo Cortes .
Special mention for the moving and suspenseful musical score by Arnau Bataller, this musician has a considerable career composing national and international movies as A Perfect Day , The Vault, The Chain, Lucas, Salvation, Mediterraneo, among others. As well as adequate cinematography by cameraman Zumbach. The picture was well made by Jose Luis Montesinos in his only feature , though he has written/directed some Shorts , such as : Fest , Final , Físico, Matagatos , Corredor , Intentions , Historia de Siempre and in pre-production Lesser Evil . Cordes (2019) rating: 6/10. Acceptable and passable .
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Formulaic horror
This Spanish genre film feels very derivative of Stephen King works like "Cujo" or "Silver Bullet" and movies like "Monkey Shines", but that wouldn't be a big problem for a horror film if it wasn't for the fact that this one is not actually very good. It's true that Paula del Río gives a good performance as the paralysed girl (a little annoying sometimes, I have to say),but the whole movie is formulaic, unexciting and shot without style; with just as many cheap tricks as you can imagine.