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Angel of Death

Name: Angel of Death
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2002-06-09
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.1

★ 5,1 /10 (14 Votes)

2002 EN 91 min

Overview

The most spectacular Easter celebration in the World. Hosts of hooded Penitents parade through the ancient, narrow streets of the Old Town in time-honored ritual. But for one celebrant this Holy Week is different. For him Semana Santa is a time to kill. As the death toll mounts, it falls to detective Maria Delgado - mistrusted outsider from Madrid - to stop the bizarre killings.

Release date

09/06/2002

Votes

Popularity

1.0

Genres

Action Thriller

Status

Released

Original title

Semana Santa

Language

Runtime

91 min

Mira Sorvino

Maria Delgado

Olivier Martinez

Quemada

Féodor Atkine

Torillo

Alida Valli

Doña Catalina

Íñigo Núñez

Suarez

Fermí Reixach

Rodriguez

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Alexander Konheim

Famiani

Azucena de la Fuente

Maggi

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Carlos Castañon

Dr. Hidalgo

Jorge Bosch

Jaime Mateo

José María Blanco

Don Manuel

Luis Tosar

Antonio

Peter Berling

Castenada

Yohana Cobo

Young Dona Catalina

Original Soundtrack

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Angel of Death (original title: Semana Santa, 2001) is set during the week leading up to Easter in Sevilla, Spain, where it was shot on location. There isn’t much in the way of local color, though. The filmmakers threw in some bullfighting stuff because that’s what Spanish people do, right? It doesn’t help that the English-speaking leads are an American actress and a French actor pretending to be Spaniards. At least Olivier Martinez is European; Mira Sorvino, conversely, is as unconvincing a María Delgado as she was a Marta Ferrer in Whit Stillman’s Barcelona. It boggles the mind that some…

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