May God Save Us

May God Save Us

2016 · 127 min · ★ 6.8 · Thriller, Crime, Drama

Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.

Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen · Written by Isabel Peña

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