Unknown Origins

2020 [SPANISH]

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 7988 8K

co-worker relationship based on novel or book madrid, spain nerd serial killer comic book shop

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892.8 MB
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Spanish 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.79 GB
1920*800
Spanish 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

Surprising and interesting thriller for comic books fans with plenty of suspense, twists and turns

Original , funny and amusing superhero movie dealing wth a serial killer who's spreading massacre , murders , mayhem and chaos throughout the capital of Spain . Anonymous people with no apparent connection are being murdered while imitating the first appearances of the most famous superheroes . David, a young policeman (Javier Rey) who has recently moved to Madrid to work as a Police Inspector , is forced to collaborate with troubled Jorge Elías (Brays Efe) . Jorge is an owner of a comic book shop that owns various personal items , among others . He's an endearing freakie who's obligated to colaborate with Police due to his large knowledge on comic books world . Furthermore , he's son of a veteran police (Antonio Resines) about to retirement who's the job colleague of David. The tracks will lead them through the Spanish capital, Madrid, and Jorge seems to be the only person who knows how to find the series killer .A suspense thriller with superheroes overtone full of intrigue , emotion , surprise , thrills and plot twists . Concerning a twisted criminal intrigue in which each grotesque murder is a piece of a jigsaw puzzle resulting in fateful consequences . The film relies heavily on the bizarre personality of our starring and their peculiar ambient . As the main issue of the movie results to be the hard investigation and to unravel the tangled mess of clues along a twisted labyrinth and win the cat and mouse game against the troublesome criminal that attempts to manipulate them . In addition , it's a a peculiar buddy movie in which two offbeat characters join forces in order to solve a series of grisly killings designed by a disturbed criminal mind that recreates the secret origins of the classic superheroes . Director David Galán Galindo came up with the idea for the film for his fanatism on comic books , that'why he is an avid comic book fan, which was made apparent in this movie . As in comic books, the main characters have their identified color and several camera angles were chosen to simulate the comic book device of a frame around each scene . And being really influenced by Night Shyamalan trilogy : "Unbreakable" , ¨Multiple¨and "Glass" . Many of the roles in the movie are named after notorious Spanish comic book publishers that have had the rights to publish DC , Marvel and others in Spain and México such as : Novaro editions , Vid , Vertice, Bruguera and Norma . And paying tribute to famous comic books authors , such as : Jerry Siegel , Joe Shuster , Stan Lee , Steven Ditko , Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil. Among the superheroes secret origins that inspired murders in this picture are the following ones : Spider-Man , Hulk , Iron Man , Green Lantern, Batman , Fantastic Four , Human Torch , and the X-Men . Enjoyable main and support cast , such as : Javier Rey is fine as David, a young Inspector who has a dark past that will be essential in helping them solve the enigma hidden behind the awful killings ; while Brays Efe is mediocre as Jorge , a fatty young who has encyclopedic knowledge about the comic world , as well as Verónica Echegui who is nice as the outlandish and fiery police chief . Here stands out the prestigious secondaries as the always great Antonio Resines as a good-tempered, elderly police , Ernesto Alterio as a forensic examiner , Carlos Areces , Álex García and special mention for Leonardo Sbaraglia .It displays a thrilling and suspenseful musical score by Federico Jusid . As well as a colorful and brilliant cinematography by cameraman Rita Noriega. The motion picture was well written/directed by David Galán Galindo and based on his own novel . He's a good craftsman , a fine writer/producer/filmmaker who has made some films such as : Gora Automatikoa , Pixel Theory , Al final todos mueren and several Shorts. Rating : 6.5/10. Well worth watching.
Reviewed by deloudelouvain 7 / 10

Pleasant to follow.

Orígenes Secretos (or Unknown Origins for the English title) is a Spanish movie from David Galán Galindo. He did a good job making this story entertaining. It's well shot, with plenty of mild action, a good suspenseful and mysterious plot, and a cast that did gave convincing performances. It's a modern superhero movie without the usual supernatural powers. Instead you get an investigation about a serial killer, that uses comic books as his inspirations. It's pleasant to follow, with some humorous touches. The ending could have been slightly better but overall it's certainly worth a watch if you like some hunting for a serial killer stories.
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