The Silence of the Marsh

Nov 8, 2019

1h 32m

★ 5.3

Overview

A successful, cold-blooded crime novelist gets involved in a kidnapping case while uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Zeta Cinema

TVE

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Cast

Pedro Alonso

Falconetti

Nacho Fresneda

La Puri

Carmina Barrios

Fran

Àlex Monner

Sara

Zaira Romero

Isabel

Maite Sandoval

Vicent

Javier Godino

Carretero

José Ángel Egido

Nacho

Raúl Prieto

Tailor

Miguel Ángel Romo

Taxi Driver

Luis Zahera

Onofre

Miguel de Lira

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