The Skin of the Wolf

2017 [SPANISH]

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 51% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 51% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 3778 3.8K

Plot summary

Martinón is the last inhabitant of Auzal, a village in the mountains where he lives in communion with nature. He only goes down to the valleys twice a year to trade and to buy provisions. But one day he’s convinced to take a wife, a decision intended to soften his calloused soul—but in some ways his real struggle is only just beginning.

Director

Samu Fuentes Photo
Samu Fuentes

Top cast

Mario Casas Photo
Mario Casas as Martinón
Irene Escolar Photo
Irene Escolar as Adela
Ramón Agirre Photo
Ramón Agirre as Ubaldo
Josean Bengoetxea Photo
Josean Bengoetxea as Marcial
720p.BluRay
1010.38 MB
1280*534
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chelsea_steiner 6 / 10

Slow down and really watch this one or you will miss the point entirely.

If you're looking for an action packed film with a happy ending this movie is not for you. It has a slow pace with very little dialogue. To really appreciate this film you have to be willing to slow down and watch carefully. Many reviews have made the main character, Martinon out to be a villain, uncaring and a beast of a man without a compassionate bone in his body. He is direct and needs a lesson in table manners and general social skills but underneath all that, if you take the time to really watch and understand this man and his experiences, it's evident that he can be gentle and kind and capable of great love if anyone had given him a chance. I don't write reviews very often but I felt strongly enough about this one that I just couldn't help myself.
Reviewed by jfbbcsjrqg 5 / 10

Interesting story, but obviously confused many viewers.

The consensus here seems to be that the hunter is the real villain here, but that's entirely wrong. The man who decided to pimp out not one, but two daughters, under false pretenses no less to a him for money is the real personification of evil in this film. Especially when he's caught lying and misrepresenting the first, he encourages the second daughter to commit a capital crime to help save him from his prior mistakes and even provides her with the items necessary to make it happen. It's a tragedy of missed opportunities from start to finish. At any step along the way, a decision to be honorable instead of choosing the path of deceit, and all the pain and suffered endured along the way could have been avoided, apart from maybe the eldest daughter's mistake, made before the start of the film, which led her father down a dark path that even he couldn't have predicted.
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