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| Director: | Daniel Calparsoro | ||
| Cinematography: | Josu Inchaustegui | ||
| Editing: | Antonio Frutos | ||
| Music: | Fernando Velázquez | ||
| Runtime: | 110 minutes | ||
| Distributor: | DeAPlaneta | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City (Spanish; Castilian: '''El silencio de la ciudad blanca'''|links=no) is a 2019 Spanish action adventure psychological mystery crime-thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro from a screenplay by Alfred Pérez Fargas and Roger Danés based on a novel by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi. It stars Belén Rueda, Javier Rey, and Aura Garrido.
A detective returns to Vitoria-Gasteiz to solve murders mimicking those allegedly committed by a mass serial killer who is set to be released from prison after serving his 20-year jail term.[1]
The film is an Atresmedia Cine, Rodar y Rodar, Silencio Ciudad Blanca AIE and Hugo P27 production and it had the participation of Atresmedia, Movistar+, EiTB, and Netflix.[2] [3] The film was shot and set in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz.[4] The film also features an old cathedral of Santa María which was founded in 1180.[5] The film story also resembles that of the 1991 American film The Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme as well as the 2006 American film The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard.[6] [7]
Distributed by DeAPlaneta, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 October 2019.[8] It was made available on Netflix on 6 March 2020 and opened to mixed reviews from the critics.[9] [10] [11]