Question 1

What visual inspiration from Andalusian marshes appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

Aerial photographs at the beginning and throughout were digitalized from Hector Garrido's images of marshes like Coto Doñana and Salinas de San Fernando in Cádiz, featured in his book 'Armonía fractal de Doñana y las marismas'.

Question 2

Which festivals recognized Marshland?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at San Sebastián International Film Festival (2014), Edinburgh International Film Festival (2019), Jeonju International Film Festival (2015), Vancouver International Film Festival (2015), and won a European Film Award (2015).

Question 3

What historical detail about Vallecas is mentioned in the film?

Accepted Answer

A journalist asks if Juan had been to Vallecas, a Madrid suburb that was a scene of resistance to Franco's regime and a target for his secret police.

Question 4

What anachronism occurs in the forensic investigation?

Accepted Answer

The coroner defines a bloodtype by examining sperm, a technique not available until 1990, though the film is set in 1980.

Question 5

What secret police unit was Juan reportedly part of?

Accepted Answer

According to a journalist, Juan was a member of the Political-Social Brigade (Brigada Político-Social - BPS), a special branch of the plainclothes police.

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