When Angels Sleep (Spanish: Cuando los ángeles duermen) is a 2018 Spanish thriller drama film written and directed by Gonzalo Bendala starring Marian Álvarez, Julián Villagrán and Ester Expósito.
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Spanish | Cuando los ángeles duermen |
Directed by | Gonzalo Bendala |
Written by | Gonzalo Bendala |
Produced by | Marta Velasco |
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Cinematography | Sergi Gallardo |
Edited by | Antonio Frutos |
Music by | Pablo Cervantes |
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Distributed by | Filmax |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The plot revolves around Germán, a businessman who accidentally hits a teenage girl, Gloria, with his car after falling asleep at the wheel. Germán tries to get help for Gloria, who is badly injured.[1][2][3]
Germán, desperate not to lose his family and go to jail, drowns Silvia in a river. Later, he hides the body and that of his friend in the river, causing them to sink with stones. He returns home, takes a shower and lies down on the bed. His wife tells the police that her husband ran over a dog, became very nervous and called the emergency services in a panic.
A year later, Germán has not gone to work because he is preparing his daughter Estela's birthday party. When his wife calls him for lunch, the news of the case of the two teenage girls murdered a year before comes on TV. The two boys with whom they went out partying have been arrested as the main suspects in the murders. Germán's wife turns off the television.[4]
The film was produced by Áralan Films alongside Cuando los Ángeles Duermen AIE with the participation of Canal Sur, ICAA, the regional ministry of Culture of Andalusia and Crea SGR.[5]
Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 7 September 2018.[6][7] It was released on Netflix on 27 December 2018.[3][8]