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The Barcelona Vampiress

Roger Casamajor

Nora Navas

Bruna Cusí

Sergi López

Núria Prims

Francesc Orella

Lola Darbra

Queralt Cruz

Mario Gas

Pablo Derqui

Francesca Piñón

Miranda Gas

Anna Alarcón

Alejandra Howard

Francesc Colomer

Albert Pérez

Iván Morales

Boris Ruiz

Óscar Pérez

Martina Ribell

Albert Pla

Xavi Lloses

Mag Lari

Claudia Benito

Lluïsa Castell

Elena Gadel

Marc Parrot

Òscar Muñoz

Sandro Ballesteros

Karen Barbeta

Carme Poll

Xavi Sáez

Óscar Intente

Anna Güell

Xavi Siles

Pol Fernandez

Pep Quintana

Conxa López

Iván Guau

Carla Moran

Daniel Rived

Sisco Romero

Marta Buxes

Marta Carrasco

Itziar Castro

Sara Alejandra García Frey

Albert Zamora Casals

Marta Izquierdo Castrodeza

Juan Alberto Duaso

Jaime Oms González

Girmanesh Gebremedhin Kiros

Lluís Arcarazo

María Jaén

Josep M. Civit

Dani Arregui

Raimon Masllorens

Alfred Tapscott

Carlos Fernández

Nèlida Sánchez

Arlette Peyret

Laura Fernández Brites

Oriol Sala-Patau

Esther Dueñas

Lluís Danés

David Masllorens i Silva

Pep Armengol

Pep Oliver

Mercè Paloma

Xavi Valverde

Laura Pérez

Daniela Fermín

Ana Aragonès

Luz Ruccielo

Lolo Pérez

Paul Balagué

Lucía Faraig

Tomas Klein

Montxo Bartrolí

Esther Ballesteros Mories

Javier Cornelio

Ana Benzal

Clàudia Jorba

Moncho Sánchez-Gómez

The Barcelona Vampiress, is a Spanish Gothic horror/crime thriller. Presented in a highly stylised form, in black and white, this film delves into the crimes attributed to convicted Spanish child serial killer, procuress, madam and prostitute,  Enriqueta Martí i Ripollés, in the early 20th century. 

Essentially, it takes the side of historical researchers who doubt the guilt of  Marti, who was dubbed by the press at the time, "The Vampire of Barcelona".

Whether Marti was guilty or not, is hard to know but as we have seen in recent years, women have played an integral part in the despicable procurement of children and the young, for prostitution.

What this film does do well, is look at the wider picture, the clients who exploited children for their own dark appetites and went unpunished. The proud, the sanctimonious and the powerful, who hide their crimes behind a veneer of respectability. 

Its a slow watch and at times, unsurprisingly, a disturbing one too. Acting is excellent and helps alleviate the lethargy that I found setting in. This film needed more, to my mind, perhaps it would have been better to remain neutral and explore both sides of this grim tale. 

In summary, this is a watch for the very patient viewer. Its a slow burn but does have merit. I did feel it could have made more with the material on offer, which would, I believe, have made this film a more compelling experience.

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Roger Casamajor

Nora Navas

Bruna Cusí

Sergi López

Núria Prims

Francesc Orella

Lola Darbra

Queralt Cruz

Mario Gas

Pablo Derqui

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