Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s sun-drenched horror, Who Can Kill a Child?, never feels the need to explain why corrupt and violent children stalk the streets of Almanzora, hunting the last remaining adults.
British couple Tom (Lewis Fiander) and his pregnant wife Evelyn (Prunella Ransome) have just arrived in Spain for a relaxing holiday before their new baby enters the world. However, when their arrival in a small coastal town coincides with Mardi Gras celebrations, they quickly leave the heaving streets for the remote island of Almanzora, a quaint, secluded community Tom has visited once before.
As they arrive in their small rented boat, they are welcomed by a group of pre-teen boys playing in the water. But as they venture into town, the narrow streets are as quiet as the grave, and the adults appear to be missing. Thinking they must have arrived during a holiday or religious event, Tom and Evelyn head to the local hotel, but all they find is an eerie and uncomfortable silence as the distant patter of children’s feet echoes outside.
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s sun-drenched horror never feels the need to explain why corrupt and violent children stalk the streets of Almanzora, hunting the last remaining adults. This is a movie that defies the rules and etches an eternal place in the memory as a result. For Tom and Evelyn, their only escape will defy their shared morals; after all, Who Can Kill a Child? Serrador leaves us with this question as he places Tom and Evelyn in a nightmare maze of morals versus survival.
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