Sacamantecas: reviews

What the critics say average 6.6 from 19 outlets

• 8.5 HobbyConsolasRaquel Hernández Luján A forceful, atmospheric thriller based on real events, with a cast as brilliant as its staging. Every detail is meticulously crafted and put at the service of a harrowing story. Read
• 8.0 La VanguardiaSalvador Llopart David P. Sañudo approaches the character and his era with a dryness shared by the Sacamantecas himself, played by Antonio de la Torre with a disconcerting mix of inexpressiveness and vulnerability. Read
• 8.0 AccionCineJesús Martín Without falling into the gratuitous gore such a story could inspire, David Pérez Sañudo delivers a precise and truthful account of the events surrounding the Sacamantecas. Read
• 8.0 CinemagaviaIrene Abecia Navarro Sacamantecas is a valuable thriller set in the dying days of the Third Carlist War in Álava. Read
• 8.0 Destino ArrakisRicar Even so, David P. Sañudo pulls it off and manages to tell this story in a very interesting way, while keeping a dark and rather unsettling atmosphere. Read
• 7.3 No es cine todo lo que reluceLaura Zurita In short, Sacamantecas is a historical drama of great visual beauty and remarkable narrative restraint. Read
• 7.0 CineuropaAlfonso Rivera Nevertheless, it remains a fierce work of social criticism, a chronicle of a dark historical moment and a re-examination of a legend. Read
• 7.0 Cine con ÑJose A. Cano 'Sacamantecas' is an ambitious thriller that makes good use of its western and suspense elements and of such a powerful historical context. Read
• 7.0 35 MilímetrosGuillén Palacín In short, Sacamantecas stands out for its visual restraint, its superb cast and a human approach to a figure turned into legend. Read
• 7.0 Best MoviePelayo Sánchez So sober and solid is it that Sañudo's more than worthy third film ends up, it has to be said, somewhat cold and distant, at times slightly academic. Read
• 6.0 El PaísCarlos Boyero There's nothing dazzling about Sacamantecas, though it's well told. It has visual style, it has atmosphere. It smells of mist, of cold, of darkness. Read
• 6.0 El MundoLuis Martínez Once again, Sañudo gets it right with his raw portrait of an essentially cruel reality and a visceral, almost carnal mise en scène. Read
• 6.0 El PeriódicoQuim Casas It's an ambitious film that gets somewhat bogged down in its second half, when the killer prowls the plot more. But its visual conviction is highly praiseworthy. Read
• 6.0 FotogramasPablo Vázquez Even so, this is a worthy film, always proper and pleasant to watch given how gruesome its subject is, and as effective as a crime story as any episode of 'La huella del crimen'. Read
• 6.0 mundoCineEnrique Constans However, this packaging can't bring real life to a script as limited as the one written by Pérez Sañudo and Sergio Granda. Read
• 6.0 SensaCineAndrea Zamora Sacamantecas is an uneven film, with standout performances and formal ideas that shine. A pity it can't reach its full potential. Read
• 5.0 Cine y ComediaChristian Leal In the end, Sacamantecas leaves you feeling it could have been much more than it turns out to be. Read
• 5.0 Decine21José María Aresté The director of Ane and Los últimos románticos, who shot the film almost entirely in Basque, has problems with his script, above all its far too slow pace and the way the characters are defined, which spoils the end result. Read
• 4.0 La RazónSergi Sánchez Cold and dispassionate, the film can't make either the survivors' rage or the strange indolence of this homegrown Jack the Ripper, played by Antonio de la Torre with disturbing restraint, interesting. Read