Painless (2012)

	Also Known As: Insensibles (original)
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Juan Carlos Medina
	Actors: Irene Montalà ( L'Auberge Espagnole, Les Poupées Russes), Derek de Lint (Deep Impact), Félix Gómez (Agnosia)
	Country: E, F, P
	Genre: Horror, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 09.03.2013, CITY Kino, MFFFN13
Synopsis: Tragic events will lead a man (Gómez) to dig into the past of his parents. In parallel we follow a group of children locked in hospital in the 30's.
Review: In this kind of movie children are always scary. The investigation edited in parallel makes you wonder how both stories are going to merge. I found that the political background of the 30's-40's in Spain doesn't bring much to the movie (not like in Pan's Labyrinth). On the contrary, the movie switches from a political story to a family investigation to a scary children movie to a gore horror torture flick. The crudeness of the horror bits contrasts too much with the rest of the film, and my general impression over the whole movie is mitigated.
Rating: 5 /10