Under the Salt
2008, Spanish. Directed by Mario Muñoz.
Some things should be kept beneath.
A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Victor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father's funeral home and spends his free time making crude animated horror films - who's strange behavior seems to point at him as the culprit of the crimes.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mario MuñozDirector
- Ricardo PolancoVíctor Zepeda
- Humberto ZuritaComandante Trujillo
- Irene AzuelaIsabel
- Plutarco HazaPrefecto
- Juan Carlos BarretoSr. Zepeda
- Emilio GuerreroJefe Salazar
- Moisés ArizmendiCabo Montoya
- Julio BrachoProfesor Magaña
- Blanca GuerraGuadalupe Calva
- René PereyraDueño del Cielo
- Mario BalandraSeñor Peña
- Pilar Ixquic MataBibliotecaria
Details
- Released
- 17 October 2008
- Original title
- Bajo la Sal
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Mario Muñoz, Ángel Pulido
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Under the Salt runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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Under the Salt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 October 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Under the Salt, try Older Gods, The Hideout, KM 31: Kilometer 31.
Who directed Under the Salt?
Under the Salt (2008) was directed by Mario Muñoz and stars Ricardo Polanco, Humberto Zurita, Irene Azuela.