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Hunting a monster (2024)

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Original title
Cómo cazar a un monstruo
Directed by
Carles Tamayo
Genre
documentary film, true crime
Country
Spain
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist investigates the case of a convicted cinema manager who avoided prison for years after a 24 year sentence. The series follows the pursuit of justice and the systemic failures that allowed it.

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What happens

Hunting a Monster (Cómo cazar a un monstruo, lit. 'How to Hunt a Monster') is a 2024 documentary miniseries directed by Spanish journalist and YouTuber Carles Tamayo. The series investigates the case of Lluís Gros, a cinema manager from El Masnou, Spain, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison but remained free for an extended period of time. The series was awarded a Premio Ondas and was released by Amazon Prime Video on September 6, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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