Hierro (12A)
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Gabe Ibanez's debut film starts out promisingly as a variation on kidnap drama Flightplan.
Single mother Maria (Elena Anaya) is travelling by ferry towards the island of El Hierro when her five-year-old son suddenly disappears. Has the kid fallen overboard, or been abducted? On returning to the island to identify a corpse months later, Maria is drawn into a Hitchcockian web of suspicion, dread and mental disorder, though the longer it continues the less certain is Ibanez's own grip on the material. There's a strong sense of place – flyblown caravan sites, queasy underwater scenes – but nothing much to anchor the characters, despite a fine performance by Anaya as the tormented mother.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments