Stunning landscapes, and dark secrets, combines into a chilling story, with believable roles. A taste of true detective, not only in the imagery, but also in the two policemen and their haunting demons, and the brutal horrid murders. -And do not fear.. When i say "True detective", i mean No 1

First, I must say that I speak Spanish and that makes my experience a little different than people who watched with subtitles. What an astonishingly well-made movie. The acting is suburb, and the cinematography is nothing short of magnificent. This movie is an emotional roller coaster, containing moments of heartbreak, suspense, and relief. The Marshland is set in 1970's Spain, at the end of the fascist Franco regime. The two main characters, both detectives, appear to be polar opposites when it comes to ideology. This strain between the two protagonists adds a lot to the tone and the direction of the film. There are many unpredictable moments. There aren't many boring moments, overall the film keeps the audience engaged until the end when the suspense builds up to a satisfying finish. Excellent cinema, I'll definitely be looking forward to more great movies coming out of Spain.

Marshland is slow burn, albeit entertaining and intriguing police procedural that takes place in a rural Spain during 1980. In addition to this police investigation we have an interesting character study, as we get to know the two detectives Pedro and Juan. The photography in particular is splendid. There was something very trance like feel in this movie, especially the weather n the locations. The music too was good. I enjoyed true detective the mini series. Marshland comes very close to true detective. Also while watching this film, memories of murder came to my mind. The Superb photography, memorable acting, music that asks questions, simmering political undertones. The cinematography was excellent. Certain scenes looked like painting. I highly recommend this to fans of true detective, memories of murder, prisoners and the abandoned (2006).

I think "Marshland" is a very good film and I do recommend it...but not unequivocally. This is because this Spanish film is very well done but it's also quite brutal to watch with several ultra- realistic looking dead naked bodies...bodies that had been brutalized. In many ways, it's like watching an episode of the TV show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" where you get to see everything...and that's something many of you don't want to necessarily see. You'll have to decide for yourself if you're up to seeing the film and if you are, it just recently came to Netflix here in the States.If you do watch the film, it wouldn't hurt if you know about recent Spanish history. It's set back in 1980...not long after the repressive Franco regime had been replaced with a democratically elected government. In Franco's day, the police could be more brutal and civil rights weren't nearly as important for the people they suspected. Because of this history, one of these veteran cops periodically shows a very brutal side....and witnesses who hold back are likely to get a rather serious beating--even uncooperative old ladies! So what are these cops investigating and why does one of them think it's worth delivering a butt kicking here and there?! In a small town in the marshland, a couple young ladies have disappeared...and at first it's just a missing person case. But when they are eventually found dismembered and there might be other killings, things get very serious. So serious that at one point in the film, even the local drug lord tries to help the police! The acting in this film is definitely underplayed...most likely to make the flashes of brutality all the more jarring. Now this is not to say that the film is slow or bad in any way...just deliberately paced and with music that definitely helps to set this somber, brooding mood. This helps build tension during the course of the story. My only real complaints are about the corpse scenes...as they are intense. Still, the film is so well made that I'm a bit surprised that I didn't see it listed today among the Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Picture.