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| Director: | Abigail Schaaff | ||
| Cinematography: | José Cachón | ||
| Music: | Laetitia Pansanel | ||
| Editing: | Ana Charte | ||
| Language: | Catalan | ||
| Distributor: | Filmax |
The Monster of Many Noses (ca|'''L'home dels nassos'''|links=no) is a 2024 fantasy adventure drama film directed by Abigail Schaaff (in her directorial debut feature) from a screenplay by Èric G. Moral and Núria Velasco.
Set in 1968 in the fictional small mountain village of Vallviva,[1] the plot follows three kids as they escape from the legendary Man of Many Noses, a monster hunting down lying children. Past lies involving the entry of the Francoist forces into the village in 1938 also come into play.
The Monster of Many Noses is an Aguacate & Calabaza Films Spanish-French co-production with Turanga Films, Inaudita, LHome Dels Nassos AIE, and Halley Production.[2] Shooting locations in Catalonia included Mura, Castellterçol, Riudarenes, Gualba and L'Ametlla del Vallès.[3]
Distributed by Filmax in Spain, the film was released theatrically on 19 January 2024.[4]
Philipp Engel of La Vanguardia rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that "dour and formally flat", [the film] "culminates in a somewhat embarrassing patriotic ending".[5]
Blai Morell of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising its honesty and Pablo Derqui's performance while lamenting that the film falls short on the fantasy side.[6]