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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Cavern Crimes
Crime · Mystery · Thriller · 2025
An intense suspense thriller with an attractive blend of crime and mystery set in the unique historical backdrop of the Atapuerca paleontological site, home of the oldest human remains outside of Africa.
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The Cavern Crimes
2025 Crime · Mystery · Thriller 1h 45m
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TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
An intense suspense thriller with an attractive blend of crime and mystery set in the unique historical backdrop of the Atapuerca paleontological site, home of the oldest human remains outside of Africa.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Cavern Crimes?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Manuel Ríos San Martín
Written by
Manuel Ríos San Martín · Victoria dal Vera
Blanca Suárez
Inspectora Silvia Guzmán
Daniel Grao
Daniel Velarde
Aria Bedmar
Inés Madrigal
Cosimo Fusco
Samuel Henares
Víctor Palmero
Rodrigo Ajuria
Daniel Horvath
Galder Meyer
Fernando Cayo
Comisario Mendoza
Court is in session
Put The Cavern Crimes on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.