Javier Cercas (Cáceres, 1962) is one of the most significant voices in contemporary literature in our country. His works have been adapted into more than 30 languages and have earned him unanimous recognition from critics and readers.
HAS … For nearly four decades, Cercas has managed to capture the interest of readers with stories, often based on true events, that invite reflection. Much of his work has become “bestsellers”which led to adapt them to the screen.
A recent example was “Anatomy of a Moment”his successful novel about the Transition and the attempted coup d’état of 23-F. MovistarPlus+ premiere November 20 mini-series based on the book. A fiction directed by Alberto Rodríguez and starring Álvaro Morte and Eduard Fernández.
Just two weeks after the arrival of this mini-series, the platform is releasing another fiction also based on one of Javier Cercas’ most successful novels. Neither more nor less than the one who made him worthy of Planet Prize in 2019.
The new Movistar Plus+ series based on a novel by Javier Cercas
The book by Javier Cercas adapted by Movistar Plus+ is “Terre Haute”. A detective novel that won the 68th edition of the Planeta Prize, a competition in which it was presented under the title “Broken Glass” and under the pseudonym Melchor Marín – in reference to the name of the main character of the book.
The new Movistar Plus+ series, which adapts this novel, counts in total 6 episodes. It is created by Eligio R. Montero and directed by Eduard Cortés, accused a year ago of sexual harassment by more than twenty women, according to ‘El País’.
Michel Bernardeau (“Querer”, “Zorro”) plays in the fiction the role of Melchor Martín, a police officer who will lead the investigation into a double murder. They complete the cast of “Terra Alta” Marthe Etura, Ivan MassageGoya Toledo, Pablo Derqui and Bea Segura, among others.
Just two days after its premiere, “Terra Alta” is already a success. The series is among the ‘trends’ and ‘current series’ of the platform as one of the most viewed fictions, alongside other titles like “Anatomy of a Moment” or “Silence”, the new series by Eduardo Casanova.
A cruel double murder and the dark past of a young police officer
The new Movistar Plus+ series takes place in La Terra Alta, a place of wild beauty, where the scars of the civil war still bleed. The quiet life of this region is interrupted by a double murderthat of Francisco and Rosa Adell, patriarchs of the richest and most powerful family in the region. Both appear to have died after being subjected to excruciating torture.
“Terra Alta”, on Movistar Plus+
Melchor Marina young police officer who arrived from Barcelona four years ago will be responsible for investigating this terrible assassination. However, the young man hides a dark past that he believes he has buried beneath a peaceful life with his wife, the town librarian, and his daughter Cosette.
Precisely, the event which turns the life of La Terra Alta upside down will also shake the foundations of Melchior’s life, by reliving his past. All this wrapped up in a fast-paced plot in which we reflect on the justice and the revenge.
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