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El Rey de la Montaña (SPA/2007)
Directed  Gonzalo López-Gallego  Script  Javier Gullón e Gonzalo López-Gallego  Produced  Juan Manuel Arance, Juan Pita, Miguel Bardem, Elena Manrique, Álvaro Augustín  Cast  Leonardo Sbaraglia, María Valverde, Thomas Riordan, Andrés Juste  Country  Spain  Year  2007  Duration  90'  Language  Spanish  Subtitles  Português/English  Format  35 mm  Official Site  http://www.coach14.com/

Quim drives around an isolated rural area through a maze of lanes. When he drives into the woods, he gets lost. Trying to find his direction, he suddenly gets shot from the hill. On his escape from gunshots, he meets Bea, an attractive young woman, who apparently is lost as well. Suspicious of each other, they join forces to run away through the forest, unprotected, cold, hunted...

Overshadowed by [Rec] and El Orfanato, this outstanding picture is another example of the vitality of spanish horror and brings to mind such classics as Deliverance or Targets.