Romasanta

May 14 2004 R 1h 30m
Drama, Horror

A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara (Elsa Pataky) falls in love with travelling vendor Manuel Romasanta, she is at first besotted with him - but soon begins to be suspicious of him. What has happened to her sister, who - after being escorted by Romasanta to the city - seems to have disappeared forever.

Plot

An uproar is caused when some mutilated cadavers are discovered, giving way to the legend of the "Werewolf of Allariz". A traveling vendor rolls through the forest in his old wagon. A woman from every village on his route faithfully awaits him. He's attractive, intelligent, charming.... But he's also the monster feared by all. His most recent prey, Barbara will soon become the one who hunts him down. The film is based on the true-life story of Manuel Blanco Romasanta, the traveling vendor, who confessed to the murders of thirteen people, using their body fat to make soap. Romasanta was tried in Allaríz in 1852 and avoided capital punishment by proclaiming he was a werewolf. Barbara was the lone survivor of four sisters.

Written by

Alfredo Conde, Elena Serra, Alberto Marini

Directed by

Paco Plaza

Cast

Julian Sands, Elsa Pataky, John Sharian

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Spain

Production Companies

CGAI: Centro Galego de Artes da Imaxe, Future Films, Baños Films, Castelao Productions, Filmax

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 8 nominations

Trailers
Romasanta - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,750
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA