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Valley of the Dead

During the Spanish Civil War, sworn enemies must work together when they encounter flesh-eating zombies created in a Nazi experiment.

Release Date : 2020-10-08

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ikiru FilmsLa Terraza FilmsCactus FlowerTelecinco CinemaMogambo Films

Production Country : Spain

Alternative Titles : Valley of the Dead

Cast

Character Name : Matacuras

Original Name : Aura Garrido

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jan

Original Name : Miki Esparbé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sargento

Original Name : Luis Callejo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mecha

Original Name : Álvaro Cervantes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jurel

Original Name : Jesús Carroza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sor Flor

Original Name : María Botto

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brodsky

Original Name : Sergio Torrico

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comandante SS

Original Name : Francisco Reyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oficial Waffen SS

Original Name : Frank Feys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Novia Pueblo

Original Name : Asia Ortega

Gender : Female

Character Name : El Americano

Original Name : Ken Appledorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Decruz

Original Name : Manel Llunell

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Lozano

Original Name : Manuel Morón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comisario Político

Original Name : Dafnis Balduz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Novio boda

Original Name : Pol Corominas

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Americano

Original Name : Julius Cotter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Militar Las Aguilas 2

Original Name : Oscar Dorta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombi Niño

Original Name : Bruno García

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rafir

Original Name : Mouad Ghazouan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oficial Pelotón

Original Name : Óscar Intente

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ochoa

Original Name : Sanna Toivanen

Gender : Female

Reviews

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2022-08-12

Valley of the Dead follows the standard Zombie flick formula with one or two twists, that add a little added novelty. Its Spanish civil war setting is not something I have seen before. It offers a tie in with Nazi experimentation and creation of zombies, as a biological weapon. Given Hitler backed one side of the conflict this is a clever tie in. Does it really make a difference though? Well in a superficial sense, yes. But then this is a drama that runs primarily on exposition, shoot zombies, run from zombies, repeat, find out who's behind it all and try to stop them. The downside and this is a problem I have encountered with a lot of content with the Netflix label is its "woke-ness." It sets up a toxic masculinity scenario at one point and has a women deal with it. Its a rather nasty little number too, involving the clergy and kids....yuck. Frankly I considered switching off at this point. No one wants to be lectured watching what is supposed to be entertainment. Knock it off guys, its not doing your reputation with me at least, any favours. Anyway moving on from that its otherwise mostly watchable. Exposition is well done, sets are good and acting is solid, with a decent cast. 6/10.

@jw

2023-01-14

At the latest since id software published their second Wolfenstein game, there's a "Nazis making zombies" trope. This instance isn't especially original, and I agree with the reviewer who was annoyed about the PC BS (though it wasn't overmuch). But there's two aspects that make this movie stand out in a good light: the pacing, and the banter. Especially the latter. While the characters are a bit schematic, the dialogue is nimble, amusing, and makes the characters more alive. All in all it is, as one would expect, not of a high standard - but it manages to be entertaining. 6/10