Alberto Rodriguez’s atmospheric thriller follows a pair of detectives sent from Madrid in 1980 to investigate the disappearance of two sisters from the small southern town of Villafranco.
Sight and Sound’s Maria Delgado described La Isla Minima as an “edgy thriller” that “chillingly interrogates the formation of Spain’s post-dictatorship culture”. Rodriguez’s film is “a brilliant, compelling edge-of-your-seat detective thriller infused with a spirit of uncanny gothic redolent of David Lynch and David Fincher”.
La Isla Minima will be introduced by Dr Karl McLaughlin, Senior Lecturer in Spanish at Manchester Metropolitan, who will also take part in the post-screening Q&A.
The Manchester International Crime and Justice Film Festival 2024
This screening forms part of this year’s international film festival, sponsored by the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University and curated by staff from the university’s Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU)
Since 2019 we’ve had a consistent mission – screening great films which provoke debate and provide an alternative take on crime, justice and punishment in the 21st century.
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Where is this event taking place?
This event is hosted and supported by Instituto Cervantes Manchester 326-330 Deansgate M3 4FN (opposite Great Bridgewater St).
See you at the movies!
Your festival team:
Kevin Wong, Gavin Bailey, Anton Roberts, Katie Hunter and Phil Edwards
