The Legacy of the Bones
The Legacy of the Bones (Spanish: Legado en los huesos) is a 2019 Spanish supernatural crime-thriller film directed by Fernando González Molina.[1] The film is a sequel to the 2017 thriller film The Invisible Guardian. It is also the second film in the Baztán Trilogy and is an adaptation based on the eponymous novel by Dolores Redondo.[2] The film was released in Spain in October 2019 and was subsequently streamed via Netflix on 17 April 2020.[3][4] Netflix unveiled the official trailer of the film on 12 April 2020 and the film release was opened to mixed reviews from critics.[5][6] The film was premiered at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival on 5 December 2019.[7]
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Directed by | Fernando González Molina |
Based on | Baztán Trilogy novel by Dolores Redondo |
Starring | Marta Etura Elvira Mínguez |
Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | Spain Germany |
Language | Spanish Basque English |
Synopsis
Amaia Salazar (Marta Etura) returns to the Baztán valley to investigate the suicides that have a mysterious and jarring pattern. She believes that the suicide case is linked to a murder case which she solved in Northern Spain a year before. Salazar, who has now given birth to a baby boy, returns as a detective from The Invisible Guardian and leads the investigation. She also has to confront the challenges of her very annoying and disturbing mother Rosario (Miren Gaztanaga).[8]
Cast
- Marta Etura as Amaia Salazar
- Elvira Mínguez as Flora Salazar, Amaia's oldest sister
- Francesc Orella as Fermín Montés
- Miren Gaztanaga as Rosario, Amaia's mother
- Marta Larralde as
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Juez Markin
- Álvaro Cervantes as Doctor
- Itziar Aizpuru as Tía Engrasi
- Nene as Jonan Etxaide
- Miquel Fernández as Padre de Amaia
- Pedro Casablanc as Comisario General
- Colin McFarlane as Aloisius Dupree
- Benn Northover as James
- Paco Tous as Dr. San Martín
- Manolo Solo as Doctor Basterra
- Ramón Barea as Alfonso Álvarez de Toledo
- Patricia López Arnaiz as Rosaura Salazar
Sequel
The sequel to this film titled Offering to the Storm was planned to be released on 27 March 2020, but the release was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. It will be the last film in the Baztán Trilogy and is expected to have its theatrical release on 12 June 2020. However, it is speculated to be released via Netflix.[9]
References
- "Llega a los cines el esperado 'Legado de los huesos', la segunda entrega de la trilogía del Baztán cargada de emoción y mucha intriga". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- "The Legacy of the Bones – Review | Netflix Thriller". Heaven of Horror. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- "El". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ""The Legacy of the Bones" Review: A Spanish Supernatural Thriller on Netflix with an Endless String Of Mysteries and an Intense Plot". Honk News. 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- "'The Legacy Of The Bones' Review: Spanish thriller blends themes of religion and evil to visual perfection". meaww.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- "The Legacy of the Bones review - Netflix film is too slow and methodical". Ready Steady Cut. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- Press, Europa (2019-10-10). "El Festival de Sitges acoge la "emocional" adaptación de 'Legado en los huesos' de Dolores Redondo". europapress.es. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- Legado en los huesos (2019) (in Spanish), retrieved 2020-05-01
- "'Ofrenda a la tormenta': este es el cartel oficial de última película que cierra la Trilogía del Baztán". AtresMediaCine (in Spanish). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-05-01.