Las horas del día

Abel lives with his mother in an apartment in the Barcelona suburbs. His father is dead and he helps run the family boutique. When not working, Abel helps his friend Marcos start up a new business venture, looks for an apartment with his girlfriend Tere and fulfills sundry other everyday activities. He is, also, a compulsive murderer, whom we see kill two complete strangers over the course of a few weeks. The Hours of the Day demonstrates that there is still mileage in the serial killer film by playing things low key and realistic, avoiding all elements of sensationalism and opting for an open-ended (non)conclusion. (Keith Hennessey Brown, eyeforfilm)