# The King of the Hill (2008)

> A disoriented driver and a wary stranger form a precarious alliance while anonymous hunters stalk them through a remote Spanish wilderness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8701

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action
- Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
- Cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia, María Valverde, Thomas Riordan, Andrés Juste, Pablo Menasanch, Francisco Olmo, Manuel Sánchez Ramos
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1085862/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, paranoid, oppressive, late night thriller viewing, rainy day

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