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The crime of the urban guard
10.0 / 10• 2021• 3h 10m•NR• Catalan
Documentary
Storyline
On May 4, 2017, the police found a burned car on one of the roads of the Pantano de Foix, near Barcelona. Inside the vehicle they discovered the remains of a charred body. The car belonged to Pedro Rodríguez, an agent of the Guardia Urbana of Barcelona. Officially, he was not listed as missing. When reconstructing his last hours of life, the mossos began to find inconsistencies in the statements of the people closest to the missing man.
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carles Porta's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. The crime of the urban guard is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
