Shrew's Nest
2014 · Movie · NR · 91 min · ★ 6.8 · 90% critics
In 1950s Madrid, an agoraphobic woman rarely leaves her apartment, clinging to the younger sister she raised as her only connection to the outside world. When an injured neighbor shows up at their door, the closed-off home turns into a tense trap, and fear, control, and desperation begin to take over.
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Details
- Original title
- Musarañas
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-21
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (326 votes)
About
If you want a disturbing, claustrophobic thriller driven by intense performances and escalating tension in a single setting, this should hit hard; Not for you if you dislike gore, bleak misery, or predictable turns, and it may remind you of La Llorona.
Pros: tense slow-burn suspense; strong lead performance; claustrophobic apartment setting | Cons: predictable story beats; slow pacing at times; graphic violence and gore
Themes
- poison
- pregnancy
- hallucination
- flashback
- murder
- neighbor
- agoraphobia
- madness
- mental health
- hidden
Awards & recognition
- Turia Award — Best Actress · 2015
Cast & crew
Macarena Gómez
as Montse
Nadia de Santiago
as The Girl
Hugo Silva
as Carlos
Luis Tosar
as Padre
Gracia Olayo
as Doña Puri
Lucía de la Fuente
as Montse Niña
Carolina Bang
as Elisa
Tomás del Estal
as Police Officer 1
Asier Etxeandia
as Jaime
Silvia Alonso
as Doña Puri's Niece
Directed by Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel