Angel of Death 2002

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Angel of Death ★ Semana Santa; Holy Week 2002

Detective Maria Delgado (Sorvino) comes to Seville during Holly Week to investigate a series of ritual killings. With cops Quemada (Martinez) and Torillo (Atkine) assisting, Maria discovers a mysterious religious order, The Brotherhood of Christ, and an old woman (Valli) keeping a secret since the Spanish Civil War. Lackluster, miscast thriller adapted from the novel by David Hewson. 94m/C DVD . GE SP GB FR IT DK Mira Sorvino, Olivier Martinez, Feodor Atkine, Alida Valli, Luis Tosar; D: Pepe Danquart; W: Roy Mitchell; C: Ciro Cappellari; M: Andrea Guerra.

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