This horror movie/anti-fascist tract envisions political oppression as a spiritual monster with many human manifestations. Renowned Spanish detective Maria Delgado (Mira Sorvino) returns to Seville during Holy Week and welcomes the comradeship of her senior officer, Torillo (Feodor Atkine), while ignoring the sexism of his junior partner, Quemada (Olivier Martinez.) Mariais first case is a doozy: Notoriously flamboyant artists the "Angel Twins" have been fatally stabbed and then posed to resemble a religious mural from the Church of St. Matthew. The juxtaposition of sadomasochism and sacred art leads to the Brotherhood of Christ, a questionable religious cult whose m...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins