Brotherhood of death

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Movie
German title Brotherhood of death
Original title Nadie conoce a nadie
Country of production Spain
original language Spanish
Publishing year 1999
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Mateo Gil
script Mateo Gil
music Alejandro Amenábar
camera Javier G. Salmones
cut Nacho Ruíz Capillas
occupation

Brotherhood of death , also brotherhood of death - trust is deadly! (Original: Nadie conoce a nadie , translated as “Nobody knows nobody”) is a Spanish feature film from 1999 by director Mateo Gil , who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on a novel by Juan Bonilla .

action

The action begins in Seville on April 14, 2000. The young writer Simón Cárdenas has suffered from writer's block for some time and therefore makes a living writing crossword puzzles for a Spanish daily newspaper. One day, a mysterious stranger answers his answering machine with the request that the word "adversary" be inserted at a certain point in the Sunday puzzle. The intimidated Simón initially believes it was a bad joke, but follows the instruction and inserts the appropriate word. Unknowingly, he takes part as the protagonist in a difficult to understand role-play of a conspiratorial satanist community that is misusing the upcoming celebrations for its own purposes.

During the traditional processions for Semana Santa organized by religious brotherhoods , a sarin gas attack is carried out on the said Sunday, as a result of which a priest dies in front of countless believers. Simón begins to be interested in the incident and supports his colleague, the journalist María, in her research for a newspaper story. After recognizing a medieval symbol in a photo of the crime scene that he knows from the PC of his wealthy roommate Sapo, he sees connections between the murder attack, Sapo and his extortion. However, he is not yet able to interpret these correctly.

Meanwhile, the authorities are trying to calm the angry public. During Holy Week they arrest members of a millennium sect who they hold responsible for the attacks during the parades. Despite general nervousness, the festivities continued, followed by further attacks.

When Padre Andrés, a priest friend of Simón, is murdered, Simón finally confronts his roommate, whom he accuses of murder or of being an accomplice. Sapo denies any involvement. The writer then discovered, rather by chance, that their apartment was under surveillance and contaminated with eavesdropping devices . After further strange incidents, Simón realizes that he is part of an inhuman role-play. After he is initiated into the game, in which he has to fulfill certain tasks as a so-called “chosen one” during the festive season in order to prevent criminal actions, he gets to know his seven devilish rivals as an “adversary” - including María. As the game master of the perverse game, his roommate Sapo comes out, who plans the game meticulously. The deadly game, however, is about to end.

In the last, decisive phase of the game, Sapo gets rid of his allies, so that the number of participants is reduced to Simón and Sapo. With the task of averting a major catastrophe, Sapo gives Simón a firearm and then escapes without a trace. Simón starts his search at Viernes Santo (Good Friday) on the Expo site in Seville, initially suspecting the Alamillo Bridge as a potential destination as he devotes himself more and more to a venerated figure of Mary. His task is made more difficult by the fact that he is considered the alleged murderer Padre Andrés and is therefore put out to be searched. Soon the police are on his heels, and at the end of the film he succeeds in killing a potential unknown assassin in the form of the figure of Mary in front of stunned believers. He himself is shot by the police. Seriously injured, his former roommate meets him and tells him that he has won the game. In the last scene of the film, the injured leading actor seems to have overcome his writer's block. He is feverishly writing a story.

Reviews

  • Lexicon of international films : “Exciting thriller, structured as a game with strict, difficult to understand rules; he impresses with his will to style and his skill in integrating the Spanish form of Catholicism into the plot "
  • VideoWoche: "Spectacular backdrops, beautiful actors, comparatively originally conceived, entertaining."

Awards

At the Goya Awards 2000 the film was nominated twice, including Mateo Gil in the category of best young director ; but was defeated by Benito Zambrano . Only the award for the best special effects could be won in the collective for Raúl Romanillos, Emilio G. Ruiz, Manuel Hornillo and José Nuñez.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brotherhood of Death. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ cf. http://www.amazon.de/Bruderschaft-Todes-Vertrauen-ist-t%C3%B6dlich/dp/B000FDFDF4/