The Invisible Guardian
2017 · Movie · 129 min · ★ 6.5 · 25% critics
After a teenage girl is found murdered by a river, a second similar case points to a serial killer and sparks rumors in a misty Basque village. A determined investigator returns to the place they once fled, navigating local superstition and unsettling folklore while old family wounds resurface and the danger feels closer than anyone expects.
Based on El guardián invisible
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Details
- Original title
- El guardián invisible
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-03
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (733 votes)
About
If you enjoy moody European crime mysteries that mix small-town suspicion with hints of folklore, this should click; Not for you if you need tight answers, faster pacing, or dislike supernatural teases like in 42 Days of Darkness.
Pros: tense, atmospheric mystery; Basque folklore hook; gripping investigation | Cons: uneven pacing; scattered plot threads; some clichéd moments
Themes
- fbi
- bakery
- murder
- serial killer
- strangulation
- ritual murder
- virgin mary
- abusive mother
- beautiful teens
Cast & crew
Marta Etura
as Amaia Salazar
Elvira Mínguez
as Flora Salazar
Francesc Orella
as Fermín Montés
Colin McFarlane
as Aloisius Dupree
Susi Sánchez
as Rosario
Patricia López Arnaiz
as Rosaura
Javier Botet
as Basajaun
Arlette Torres
Pedro Casablanc
Miguel Herrán
as Miguel Ángel
Directed by Fernando González Molina