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Romasanta
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Romasanta, also known as in Spanish, and Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt in English, is a 2004 Spanish-Italian-British horror film directed by Paco Plaza and starring Julian Sands, Elsa Pataky and John Sharian. It is available on DVD from Lion's Gate Entertainment under the title Werewolf Hunt.
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5.1A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara (Elsa Pataky) falls in love with travelling vendor Manuel Romasanta, she is at first besotted with him - but soon begins to be suspicious of him. What has happened to her sister, who - after being escorted by Romasanta to the city - seems to have disappeared forever.
Cast
- Julian Sands as Manuel Romasanta
- Elsa Pataky as Bárbara
- John Sharian as Antonio
- Gary Piquer as District Attorney Luciano de la Bastida
- David Gant as Professor Philips
- Maru Valdivielso as María
Themes
- spain
- transformation
- trial
- waterfall
- serial killer
- werewolf
- gothic horror
- silver bullet
- fear of dying
- dead bird
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Romasanta
- Film.director
- Paco Plaza
- Film.image
- Romasanta FilmPoster.jpeg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.producer
- Julio FernándezBrian Yuzna
- Film.writer
- Elena SerraAlberto Marini
- Film.story
- Alfredo Conde
- Film.starring
- Julian SandsElsa PatakyJohn Sharian
- Film.music
- Mikel Salas
- Film.cinematography
- Javiar Salmones
- Film.editing
- David Gallart
- Film.runtime
- 89 minutes
- Film.country
- SpainUnited KingdomItaly
- Film.language
- English
- Film.studio
- Fantastic FactoryFilmaxFuture FilmsCastelao ProduccionesInstituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)Canal+ SpainXunta de GaliciaTelevisió de CatalunyaTelevisión de Galicia (TVG) S.A.
- Film.distributor
- Filmax (2004, Spain - all media)Filmax InternationalLionsgate (United States)
- Film.budget
- $5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 508460
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- publication date
- 2004-05-14
- title
- Romasanta
- budget
- 4500000
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Romasanta, also known as in Spanish, and Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt in English, is a 2004 Spanish-Italian-British horror film directed by Paco Plaza and starring Julian Sands, Elsa Pataky and John Sharian. It is available on DVD from Lion's Gate Entertainment under the title Werewolf Hunt.
Based on a script by Alfredo Conde, according to the end credits the film is based on a true story, that of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, Spain’s first documented serial killer. Conde is a descendant of one of the doctors involved the original Werewolf of Allariz court case that took place in 1853/54 in Galicia, Spain. He went on to write a fictional novel, The Uncertain Memoirs of a Galician Wolfman: Romasanta. The same case previously provided the basis for the 1968 Spanish film El bosque del lobo ("The Wolf's Forest").