Romasanta (Werewolf Hunter - Legend of Romasanta)

2005

Romasanta (Werewolf Hunter - Legend of Romasanta) (2005)

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A bloody trail of mutilated corpses leaves a remote village frozen with fear in this full moon tale of terror starring Julian Sands and directed by El Segundo Nombre's Francisco Plaza. When authorities discover a number of bodies bearing wounds of surgical precision mixed with savage gashes deep within the nearby forest, the citizens of Allariz vow never again to set foot in the dreaded woods. Though a wandering soap vendor named Manuel Romasanta has confessed to the crimes claiming that he used the fat of the victims as the foundation for his deep cleansing skin care products, a deeper investigation reveals that Romasanta may in fact be suffering from the curse of lycanthropy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama, Horror
Directed By:

Paco Plaza
Written By:
In Theaters:

Nov 22, 2005 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 22, 2005
Runtime:

97 minutes
Studio:

Lionsgate

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Cast

Julian Sands
as Manuel Blanco Romasanta

Elsa Pataky
as Barbara

John Sharian
as Antonio

Gary Piquer
as Inspector Luciano

David Gant
as Prof. Philips

Maru Valdivielso

Luna McGill
as Teresa

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Critic Reviews for Romasanta (Werewolf Hunter - Legend of Romasanta)

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With great acting, and a tense story, this is an obscure gem worth watching.

May 26, 2011

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

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Audience Reviews for Romasanta (Werewolf Hunter - Legend of Romasanta)

Brings the werewolf legend as near to reality as possible. Trivia provided on IMDb says the movie is based on the case of serial killer Manuel Blanco Romasanta who murdered 13 people in 1850s Spain. He claimed a curse turned him into a wolf causing him to kill. Because of these claims, Queen Isabella II acquitted him. I think this movie gets a lot of things right in exploring the origins of the werewolf legend in relatively recent history. The movie is slowly paced and the acting quality often reminded me of a made for TV movie. Julian and Elsa are strong as the leads though. The story is suspenseful and seems realistic for the most part. I particularly liked the interplay between the district attorney (Piquer) and the professor (Gant). The investigative skills employed at the time to bring this criminal to justice and the scientific/psychological theories being tested out almost make it like CSI.