"¿Quien Puede Matar a un Niño?" is a 1976 Spanish production directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. Serrador is mostly known for this film and 1969's "La Residencia," stateside known as "The House that Screamed." This is a well-shot production, probably made for peanuts. There's not much in the way of a cast, and everything was shot on location. Cheap. But a good kind of cheap. Some reviews say it's a little too long...it might be, but not overly so. There's a great, creepy atmosphere once our protagonist couple gets to the island, and almost the entire film takes place in blazing daylight. "Creepy" and "daylight" usually don't go together....good movie-making here. The kids all look genuine and probably were. There were two choices for language on the Dark Sky DVD, an original Spanish release one and an English one. The English one is really an English/Spanish mix, with the lead characters, British tourists, speaking in their native tongue. Seems like their actual voices, too. The audio mix on the DVD is uneven, with the dialog sometimes being very low in the mix, but the English one is the one to go with.
I haven't seen "La Residencia" yet, but its place moved up the list several notches after viewing this one. A hearty recommendation, but you may have trouble if you think children can do no wrong....the little angels.
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