They're Watching Us

They're Watching Us
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNos miran
Directed byNorberto López Amado
Screenplay byJorge Guerricaechevarría
Based on
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Calvo
Edited byMª Elena Sainz de Rozas
Music by
  • Bingen Mendizabal
  • Borja Ramos
Production
companies
  • BocaBoca Producciones
  • Hera International Film
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Films de España
Release date
  • 20 September 2002 (2002-09-20) (Spain)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Italy
LanguageSpanish

They're Watching Us (Spanish: Nos miran) is a 2002 Spanish-Italian thriller film directed by Norberto López Amado from a screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría based on the novel Los otros by Javier García Sánchez.[1] It stars Carmelo Gómez with Icíar Bollaín, Margarita Lozano and Francisco Algora.

Plot

Detective Juan García takes over the case of a missing businessman, after the previous investigating officer suffers a mental breakdown. As García is drawn further into the case he uncovers a series of disappearances, with apparent links to the supernatural.[2]

Cast

Production

The film is a BocaBoca and Hera International Film Spanish-Italian co-production.[4]

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 September 2002.[5]

Critical reaction

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film an "impressive psycho-chiller" and "an unexpected, if flawed, pleasure".[4]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200317th Goya AwardsBest CinematographyNéstor CalvoNominated[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nos miran · España-Italia 2002". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  2. ↑ New York Times, Movies[link removed], 2010
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nos miran". elmundo.es. February 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Holland, Jonathan (7 October 2002). "They're Watching Us". Variety.
  5. ↑ "Nos miran". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Nos miran". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.