''Plenilune'' ( es, Plenilunio, links=no) or ''Full Moon'' is a 2000 Spanish film directed by

Imanol Uribe Imanol Uribe (born 28 February 1950) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time''. Biography Born in San Salvador on 28 February 1950 to ...

and written by

Elvira Lindo Elvira Lindo (born 23 January 1962 in Cádiz, Spain) is a Spanish journalist and writer. At the age of 12 Lindo moved to Madrid, where she studied journalism at Complutense University of Madrid. She did not get her degree, as she began to work ...

, consisting of an adaptation of the novel ''Plenilunio'' by

Antonio Muñoz Molina Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 10 January 1956) is a Spanish writer and, since 8 June 1995, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He received the 1991 Premio Planeta, the 2013 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for lit ...

. It stars

Miguel Ángel Solá Miguel Ángel Solá Vehil (born May 14, 1950) is an Argentine actor who has made over 60 film appearances in film and TV in Argentina since 1973. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Solá belongs to the Vehil's dynasty of actors, eight generations ...

Adriana Ozores Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Biography Adriana Ozores was born in Madrid on 21 May 1959. She is the daughter of actors and Concepción Muñoz. Her father died when she was 9 yea ...

and

Juan Diego Botto Juan Diego Botto Rota (born 29 August 1975) is an Argentine-Spanish film, stage and television actor. Born in Argentina, he moved to Spain together with his mother (the actress and acting coach Cristina Rota) in 1978. Following early film appe ...

alongside

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born ...

Charo López María del Rosario López Piñuelas (born 28 October 1943) better known as Charo López, is a Spanish actress. Filmography *Plan Jack cero tres (1967) *El hueso (1967) *La vida sigue igual (1969) *Ditirambo (1969) * El extraño caso del docto ...

Chete Lera Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera (1949–2022), better known as Chete Lera, was a Spanish actor. With a long on-screen career in addition to a stage career, he featured in films such as ''The Red Squirrel'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' Familia'', ...

and

María Galiana María Galiana Medina (born 31 May 1935) is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the mother in '' Alone''. She owes much of her popularity to her performance as Herminia in '' Cuéntame''. ...

Plot

Arriving to a sleepy provincial city of northern Spain from the Basque Country, a police inspector with a psychologically damaged wife tracks down (with help from the local coroner) a psychotic

misogynist Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practiced fo ...

killer of female children, who happens to hate his job as a fishmonger and his family altogether as well. The inspector kindles with Susana Grey, the teacher of a murdered girl, establishing a romantic affair.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by

, adapting the novel by

. The film is a Sogecine production. It was shot in

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Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

. Produced by Andrés Santana, other crew members included (cinematography) and

Teresa Font Teresa Font Guiteras (born 30 March 1956) is a Spanish film editor from Catalonia. She is a recurring collaborator in films directed by Imanol Uribe and Vicente Aranda. Biography Teresa Font Guiteras was born on 30 March 1956 in Gallifa, in ...

(editing) and Antonio Meliveo (music).

Release

The film was presented in September 2000 at the 48th

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, screened out of competition. Distributed by

Warner Sogefilms Warner Sogefilms AIE was a film distribution label in Spain active from 1998 to 2005. It was created in January 1998 as a ''joint venture'' of Sogecable (Prisa) and Warner Bros., bringing the demise of Sogepaq Distribución (a previous joint vent ...

, it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 September 2000.

Reception

The screenplay received mixed reviews from critics, whereas the performances earned general acclaim.

Accolades

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References

{{reflist 2000 thriller films 2000s Spanish-language films Films set in Spain Films shot in the province of Palencia Films based on Spanish novels 2000s Spanish films