The 7th Day

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Marco L @decatur555 Dec 7, 2025 I remembered the real Puerto Hurraco case perfectly. I was 15, and back then hearing something like that was almost unimaginable. The 7th Day adapts the tragedy but introduces changes that alter the emotional point, and the story loses some of its rawness. Carlos Saura builds a sober, restrained drama about a rural world full of rancor, pride and old wounds, and the dry, tense atmosphere of the village captures hatred that is inherited and spreads like poison. But centering the story on a teenage narrator rather than the family creates distance. Ray Loriga's script is cold and shows little curiosity about the characters' psychology, so you never see the brothers sink into hatred, and the tragedy seems to come from nowhere. What truly works is the cast: José Luis Gómez, Juan Diego and Victoria Abril are enormous, saying more with a look than most dialogue. An interesting, sometimes powerful approach, but it holds back when reality was far more disturbing. See more Aug 4, 2022 Carlos Saura has been one of my favorite Directors for a long time. I was delighted to find this dvd in my public library. The film is based on real events in rural Spain, of two families/clans who have had quarrels between them escalate to violence, and even murder. Even after one family moves to another small town, the rival family still search them out in order to execute more violence against them. The film is so well done, I was totally absorbed in it. Cinematography is beautiful. Spanish guitar music is 'to die for.' Acting is very good. Very well done, and well thought film by a Cinematic Master. See more Jan 2, 2014 A family drama that never truly get off the ground. too bad because the cast is trying heard but the story isn't convincing enough. See more Apr 26, 2010 Based on a true story of two families in Spanish village of Puerto Hurraco. Hatred is such a useless thing and waste of time - but some people devote their life to it. The film with a great atmposphere, dramatic scenes and tragic ending. See more Mar 7, 2010 Study of madness in a small town. There is something Lynch-like about this movie See more Nov 8, 2009 ¡Menudo trío espeluznante!Victoria Abril,tremenda como siempre,Juan Diego,lo mejor del cine andalú..y ese Jose Luis Gómez que habla poco,pero ejecutar,ejecuta..cada vez que la pone la tele,la veo..tengo que comprarmela.. See more Read all reviews

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