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directed by Gustavo Hernández Ibañez remaking the 2013 film ''

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''. It stars Javier Gutiérrez, Adriana Ugarte, and

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alongside

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, Manu Vega,

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Plot

A woman eager for revenge crosses paths with a police agent while searching for a killer of girls.

Cast

Production

Adapted by Juma Fodde and Conchi del Río, the screenplay is a remake of 2013 Israeli film ''

''s. The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures, and Lobo Feroz AIE alongside Mother Superior, Esto También Pasará, Basque Films and FilmSharks with the participation of

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, and support from ICAA. It was fully shot in the province of Cádiz in February 2021 (including locations such as

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, El Puerto, or Chiclana), with San Fernando as home base.

Release

Distributed by

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, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 27 January 2023.

Reception

Javier Ocaña of '' El País'' assessed that the film incorporates vulgar dialogue and "laughable sequences that look like something out of a bad

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movie", otherwise featuring such a degree of gratuitous violence that it ends up being "

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without quality". Sergio F. Pinilla of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that it "entertains, but pales in comparison to the original film".

References