la semana del asesino which apparently translate into english a the week of the murderer and or the misleading and exploitative title of cannibal man a it commonly know amongst english speaking audience and start in a slaughter house run by a company call flory and we witness various cow have their throat slit and bleed all over the shop and other gory establish shot . we be introduce to one of the worker and marcos ( vincente parra ) who have a crap job pick all the gut up and generally have a crap life living in an old house in one of the old district in town . one night while out with his girlfriend paula marcos become involve in a fight with a taxi driver and end up accidentally kill him . the next day paula say they should go to the police and confess and an idea that marcos be not keen on say that the police will never believe them because he be poor and can not afford an expensive lawyer . paula say she will go to the police on her own at which point marcos strangle her . rack with guilt marcos confess all to his brother steve who also say he must tell the police and in no time whatsoever marcos beat steve to death with a wrench . marcos continue to kill to keep his secret and have dig himself into a hole from which he see only one escape and to dispose of the evidence at the slaughterhouse . originally gain some notoriety in the uk ( and presumably elsewhere ) where it be ban a a video nasty in the early 80 this spanish production be co write and direct by eloy de la iglesia and be a surprisingly good character study of a serial killer and one man descent into madness through fear and panic . the script by iglesia and anthony fo and robert oliver isn not perfect by any mean and it start off really well with the body pile up thick and fast but slow considerably towards the end which be odd a it usually the other way around . la semana del asesino concentrate on marcos and his thought and feeling and what make him commit murder and the situation he have create that he can not seem to escape and no mention of the police investigation be ever make if indeed there be one . i be impress with the end and it certainly not what i be expect and be maybe a little low key for some but i think it work and work well . the film move along at a fair pace but do drag a bit in place which would probably put me off watch it again anytime soon . director iglesia also manage to throw in a bit of satire amongst the blood and of which there be a fair amount but the title cannibal man be so misleading it untrue . in fact there be not one single instance of cannibalism in the entire film although we be treat to some decent gore even if it doesn not reach the height of some other splatter fill euro horror and there be an effective slit throat and someone have their head bash in and someone get his face split down the middle with a meat clever and there be various gory sequence inside the slaughterhouse and all that entail . technically la semana del asesino be basic but professional enough and iglesia film it in real location which add to it grittiness and credibility while at the same time give the film a nice atmosphere throughout and the cinematography be ok and the music forgettable while the special effect aren not go to impress too many people these day they be good enough . the acting by parra be very strong and i be both engage and grip by his character and no one else get that much screen time but they all do a fine job none the less . as long a you can get over the misleading title and not go into la semana del asesino expect an all out cannibal gore fest like cannibal holocaust ( 1980 ) or cannibal ferox ( 1981 ) then you may just be reward with an intelligent and satisfying drama or thriller or horror . personally i definitely think it well worth a watch and surprisingly good .