In primary school, two classmates - a boy and a girl - become friends, mainly through a shared love of sweets. In their naivety, they don't realize that the adult providing the little girl with treats is a cunning predator. Then the little girl disappears...
"Si muero antes de despertar" is a good, concise thriller about a schoolboy trying to stop a dangerous criminal. The direction is assured and the acting is good, even by the various child actors. At times the movie takes on an almost archetypal quality about the battle between innocence and corruption. This quality is further reinforced by the deliberate use of fairytale motifs such as the sinister sweets-adorned house in the woods. Sadly enough the image quality of this fine black-and-white thriller has deteriorated through ageing. High time for a careful restoration...
Deserves far more critical attention than it's currently getting on imdb.
"Si muero antes de despertar" is a good, concise thriller about a schoolboy trying to stop a dangerous criminal. The direction is assured and the acting is good, even by the various child actors. At times the movie takes on an almost archetypal quality about the battle between innocence and corruption. This quality is further reinforced by the deliberate use of fairytale motifs such as the sinister sweets-adorned house in the woods. Sadly enough the image quality of this fine black-and-white thriller has deteriorated through ageing. High time for a careful restoration...
Deserves far more critical attention than it's currently getting on imdb.