The story of two Spanish police officers killed by suspected Basque separatists in France.The story of two Spanish police officers killed by suspected Basque separatists in France.The story of two Spanish police officers killed by suspected Basque separatists in France.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Photos
Iván Moreno De Toro
- Guardia Civil Alonso
- (as Iván Moreno)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere aren't audible dialogs in the whole movie. It was shot recording only the ambient sound.
Featured review
Imperfect but much needed experiment.
Already in production when Rosales got several Goya awards for the outstanding "La soledad", "Tiro en la cabeza" echoes another experiment made by Alan Clarke in the late 1980s called "Elephant". It is a cold, austere work that doesn't allow the viewer to feel for or identify with the characters for most of its duration. Rosales makes sure of this by using an almost surveillance-like camera-work. It all feels very distant. Sound-wise, the Spanish filmmaker keep us away from the dialogue too; politically mistreated and overexploited feature in the Basque conflict that, although present in the film, we don't have access to. The general decontextualization and the suppression of the ideological element in the film help to accentuate the absurdity in the final events. Overall, an imperfect but much needed both exploration of the possibilities of cinema and view on the Basque conflict.
helpful•52
- velvethighpeace
- Oct 29, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Bat buruan
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $47,878
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content