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In Darkness We Fall
La cueva
2014 76 min Spain 18+
★5.9
Horror, Adventure
Director: Alfredo Montero
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Description
Three boys and two girls go backpacking from the city to a paradisiacal island. There they rent motorcycles, travel around the prettiest and most remote spots, camp out in the woods, on a coastal cliff, get drunk and swim in the sea. The following day they enter a deep, maze-like cave to explore it and get lost inside.
Starring
Marcos Ortiz
Actor
Marta Castellote
Actor
Eva García-Vacas
Actor
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
La cueva is a polarizing found-footage survival horror that relies on a claustrophobic setting rather than supernatural elements. While some viewers appreciate its unsettling atmosphere and raw look at human desperation, others are alienated by the characters' illogical behavior and a thin, repetitive screenplay.
| Production | The film succeeds in using the enclosed, pitch-black cave environment to evoke genuine claustrophobia and a sense of oppressive entrapment. | |
| Screenplay | The characters are frequently described as infantile, obnoxious, and lacking in basic common sense, making it difficult for viewers to empathize with their plight. | |
| Cinematography | The found-footage cinematography is polarizing; some praise its realistic, moderately shaky approach, while others find the reliance on low-light, night-vision footage to be visually monotonous. | |
| Acting | Opinions on the performances are divided: some find the cast effectively conveys primal panic and desperation, while others criticize the acting as over-the-top or unconvincing. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing draws conflicting reactions, with some finding the slow buildup tedious and others feeling the escalating tension rewards the patient viewer. | |
| Ending | The ending is a point of contention, characterized by some as a predictable or rushed cliffhanger and by others as a decent, ambiguous conclusion. |