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09/06/2002 Action, Thriller 1h 31m
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Overview

The most spectacular Easter celebration in the World. Hosts of hooded Penitents parade through the ancient, narrow streets of the Old Town in time-honored ritual. But for one celebrant this Holy Week is different. For him Semana Santa is a time to kill. As the death toll mounts, it falls to detective Maria Delgado - mistrusted outsider from Madrid - to stop the bizarre killings.

  1. Pepe Danquart

    Director

  2. Roy Mitchell

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mira Sorvino

    Maria Delgado

  2. Olivier Martinez

    Quemada

  3. Féodor Atkine

    Torillo

  4. Alida Valli

    Doña Catalina

  5. Íñigo Núñez

    Suarez

  6. Fermí Reixach

    Rodriguez

  7. Alexander Konheim

    Famiani

  8. Azucena de la Fuente

    Maggi

  9. Carlos Castañon

    Dr. Hidalgo

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A review by JPRetana
Written by JPRetana on 2026-06-02
Angel of Death (original title: Semana Santa, 2001) is set during the week leading up to Easter in Sevilla, Spain, where it was shot on location. There isn’t much in the way of local color, though. The filmmakers threw in some bullfighting stuff because that’s what Spanish people do, right?

It doesn’t help that the English-speaking leads are an American actress and a French actor pretending to be Spaniards. At least Olivier Martinez is European; Mira Sorvino, conversely, is as unconvincing a María Delgado as she was a Marta Ferrer in Whit Stillman’s Barcelona. It boggles the mind ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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