Mataharis

This interesting and attractive film deals with three private detectives . Eva (Najwa Nimri) has just went back to work after having given birth to her second child . She cannot juggle the children, her hubby Iñaki (Tristán Ulloa) and her job obligations. Carmen (Nuria González) is the most experienced of the three detectives, but her marriage to Alberto (Adolfo Fernández) is about to break down . Inés (María Vázquez) has just received her great breakthrough at the work : she has to investigate the theft of goods from the multinational headquarters' warehouse by two employes , Manuel (Diego Martín) and another one . Stiff-upper-lip Valbuena (Fernando Cayo) run the company and he is especially lucky about the last job : it will mean high-level contacts and 30,000 euros in charges . These three surveillance specialists often invade others' privacy but are clueless about confronting their own secrets . All three take on difficult problems and they have to make thorny decisions and to face with hard emotional feeling .

Intelligent and brooding drama with plenty of emotion , agreeable scenes , intrigue and sensational performances . This is a deliberately paced flick about a private detective agency whose members infiltrate the lives of other employees , as our protagonists will have to cross the thin line dividing public and private matters, bringing their own issues to light in order to solve more than just their professional cases and along the way making emotional and ethical decisions . A satisfying journey of a team of sleuths become involved into adulteries , family problems , injustices , self-discovery amidst laboral exploitation and an uneven social system . It displays great feeling , emotion and thought-provoking melodrama in which strong choices have to be taken , surrounding humanitarianism and family . This brooding flick sometimes results to be slow-moving , relying heavily on the long relationships among protagonists and their unfortunes or distresses . Actresses and actors give lively and sensitive acting , such as : Najwa Nimri as Eva who just back from maternity leave, is juggling work and family obligations when she discovers that her partner Iñaki : Tristán Ulloa is hiding something fundamental to their future as a couple . Nuria González is pretty good as Carmen, the most experienced of the three, observes and tapes Sergio : Antonio de la Torre's marital collapse but can't see her own marriage is dead . While Maria Vázquez is fine as private detective Inés who infiltrates the employees at a multinational corporation and thanks to the collaboration of Manuel : Diego Martín , she gets to the heart of company intrigues.

It contains a stirring and enjoyable musical score by Lucio Godoy , including various songs , such as : ¨Maneras de vivir¨ written by Rosendo Mercado , Ramiro Penas, performed by Rosendo Mercado ; ¨Al son del tambor¨ written by Antonio Flores, Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores ; ¨Sin documentos¨ written by Andrés Calamaro performed by María Vázquez and Diego Martín ; ¨Esa luz¨ music by Piti Sanz and Luis Tosar , lyrics by Luis Tosar and Santiago García de Leániz , performed by Luis Tosar and ¨Sal solito¨. As well as evocative and adequate cinematography by Kiko de la Rica. The motion picture was originally directed by Iciar Bollain . She has worked as a leading actress in selected films like The South (1983) by 'Victor Erice', Malaventura (1988) by 'Manuel Gutiérrez Aragon , Land and Freedom (1995) by Ken Loach, it became an acclaimed audience's and critics' choice ; Leo (2000) by 'Jose Luis Borau' that won the Best Actress nomination Goya Spanish Academy Awards and Nos Miran (2002) . She is a prestigious producer , writing and directing since then both documentaries and fiction films. In 1995, she wrote and directed her feature film debut, ¨Hola, ¿estás Sola?¨ (1995), awarded with Best New Director in Valladolid Festival and was nominated for Best Directorial Debut by the Spanish Film Academy. The film became one of Spain's 1996 box office hits. Flowers from another world(1999), was her second feature film and was awarded at Cannes Film Festival 1999, Best Film in the International Critics' Week ; ¨Take my eyes¨, 2003, was her following film as writer and director, winner of 7 Goyas Spanish Academy Awards, including Best Film, among many other international awards. Her next feature film was ¨Mataharis (2007)¨ , subsequently , ¨Katmandu¨ and finally ¨El Olivo¨ at her best . Mataharis (2007) rating : 6.5/10. Well worth watching.