‘Rocafort Station’ review: The Metro and its ghosts

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Manager: Luis Prieto

Artists: Natalia Azahara, Javier Gutiérrez, Valèria Sorolla

Year: 2024

Premiere: 6/9/24

Rating:★★

metroWith its deserted platforms at night, tunnels and outbuildings where no one has set foot for decades, A very suitable area for horror or mystery stories.. Between two concepts such as fear and intrigue ‘Rocafort Station’It’s an interesting film in terms of its approach, but limited results.

The discussion begins here: urban legend corresponding to this Barcelona metro station Line 1the red one – in the movie though Line 4The yellow one has historically been the chosen location of many suicides, perhaps to dispel any realistic approach.

The scriptwriters invent a plot starring people throwing themselves onto subway tracks in order to end their existence. a young woman with visions about the metro and its victims and a callous and drunk former police inspector whose career goes to hell while trying to save a family kidnapped by a madman.

Director Luis Prieto does not stop taking advantage of the tunnels and labyrinths of the metro in these depths, simple ghost story It is aimed at a confusing exposition linked to legends and exorcisms in Mexico. It is sympathetic rather than virtuous, topical rather than disturbing.

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