GAL

GAL

2006 · 105 min · ES · 4.6 (18 votes)
Dir. Miguel Courtois · Starring José Garcia, Natalia Verbeke, Jordi Mollà, Ana Álvarez, Mercè Llorens, Abel Folk · Music Francesc Gener
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Two journalists investigate the criminal activities of the GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación), a secret terrorist organization founded in the eighties and financed by leading figures in the Spanish government and security forces to hunt down and exterminate both members and collaborators of the terrorist gang ETA.

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A grim, gripping dive into the shadows of state-sanctioned terror. It feels like uncovering a dark secret, a tense, slow-burn investigation where every revelation ratchets up the paranoia and distrust in the system.

tensegrittysuspensefulcynicalsteadypolitical thrillerneo-noirperiod pieceinvestigative dramagovernment corruptiontruth-seekingstate-sponsored violenceterrorism
based on true storyeta terrorist groupgovernment corruption1980scounterterrorismstate crimesinvestigative journalist
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