''They're Watching Us'' () is a 2002 Spanish-Italian thriller film directed by Norberto López Amado from a screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría based on the novel ''Los otros'' by Javier García Sánchez. It stars

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with Icíar Bollaín,

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and Francisco Algora.

Plot

Detective Juan García takes over the case of a missing businessman, after the previous investigating officer suffers a

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. As García is drawn further into the case he uncovers a series of disappearances, with apparent links to the

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Cast

Production

The film is a BocaBoca and Hera International Film Spanish-Italian co-production.

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 September 2002.

Critical reaction

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film an "impressive psycho-chiller" and "an unexpected, if flawed, pleasure".

Accolades

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, , Best Cinematography , , Néstor Calvo , , , ,

References

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* {{authority control Films set in psychiatric hospitals Films shot in Madrid 2000s Spanish films 2000s Italian films Spanish psychological thriller films Italian psychological thriller films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s supernatural thriller films Films based on Spanish novels