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Valley of the Dead (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Valley of the Dead' is a 2020 Spanish zombie action film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Alberto de Toro set in the Spanish Civil War. Its cast features Miki Esparb, Aura Garrido, Luis Callejo, lvaro Cervantes, Jess Carroza and Mara Botto.
Plot
It is set in 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Upon the appearance of zombies as result of the deployment of biological warfare by Nazi Schutzstaffel on the inhabitants of a small village, Republican and Francoist forces see themselves forced to temporarily ally with each other to deal with the undead.
Cast
Production
'Malnazidos' is an adaptation of the novel 'Noche de difuntos del 38' by Manuel Martn Ferreras. The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Cactus Flower Producciones, Malnazidos AIE, La Terraza Films and Ikiru Films. It was co-directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Alberto de Toro whereas the screenplay was written by Jaime Marqus Olarreaga, Alberto Fernndez Arregui and Cristian Conti. Ghislain Barrois, lvaro Augustin, Cristian Conti, Javier Ugarte and Edmon Rochare were credited as producers. Shooting took place in Catalonia.
Release
The film premiered on 8 October 2020, at the 53rd Sitges Film Festival (FICFC).
Initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on 22 January 2021, the release was postponed to 24 September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the shelving of all Telecinco Cinema titles pending for theatrical release. Postponed again, its release was eventually re-scheduled for 11 March 2022.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2022
References
Category:2020 films
Category:Spanish zombie films
Category:Spanish action films
Category:Spanish Civil War films
Category:Films based on Spanish novels
Category:Films set in 1938
Category:Films shot in Spain
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:2020 action films
Category:Telecinco Cinema films
Category:Ikiru Films films
Category:2020s Spanish films
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