Generically, Marshland at first could be mistaken for a straightforward police procedural in many senses, but the factor that grants it its real punch is its politics.

| Aug 25, 2018

Marshland has superb performances and a heady atmosphere, but its greatest strength is finding resolution while letting the mystery be.

| Sep 25, 2015

Visually and atmospherically, Marshland is suffused with an eerie oppressiveness, entirely at odds with the region's reputation for light-hearted alegria.

| Aug 13, 2015

A couple of mismatched cops in the immediate post-Franco era investigate the brutal murders of two teenage girls in Alberto Rodriguez's satisfyingly atmospheric neo-noir.

| Aug 13, 2015

The swampy lowlands at the mouth of Spain's Guadalquivir River, as lensed by cinematographer Alex Catalan, help liberate the film from its genre moorings to produce a striking new form of Southern Gothic.

Full Review | Aug 13, 2015

How far you enjoy Marshland will depend on your enthusiasm for the ritual of genre -- and, in particular, for the type of story where violence against women is mainly an excuse to probe the troubled souls of men.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 13, 2015

This gritty, very intense Spanish thriller has the feel of an Iberian True Detective.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 13, 2015

Marshland is steeped in ominous atmosphere, but the intrigue packs few surprises - its murky political undertow never quite pays off.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 9, 2015

A gripping police procedural thriller from writer-director Alberto Rodrguez with understated character (and political) depth as Spain's fascist past looms over all the characters.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 6, 2015

This is the best noir chiller since the first season of True Detective.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 6, 2015

Although the plot is predictable, director Alberto Rodrguez puts it through its paces with skill and efficiency and throws in some striking stylised touches ...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 6, 2015

A taut, visually sumptuous and hugely entertaining thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 3, 2015