1. "The Invisible Guest"
The film is a suspense film directed by Oriol Paul and starring Mario Casas, Ana Wagner, and Barbara Ranido. It was released in Spain on January 6, 2017 and Chinese mainland on September 15, 2017.
The film tells the story of the entrepreneur Adrian who was involved in a murder case when his career was in full swing, in order to exonerate himself, he invited the gold medal female lawyer Virginia to defend himself, and in the process of recalling the case with the lawyer, he was full of doubts, and each time he recalled a real but unverifiable real murderer.
The film exposes all the traces of writing, and then reverses and progresses layer by layer, leading the truth to appear, and there is a rashomon-style self-justification. The film and reality produce "intertextuality", reflecting the "anti-elite", some so-called elites are often wrapped in a gorgeous and transparent protective layer, they are arrogant and more narcissistic, like spoiled children, everything is self-centered, self-interest is deeply rooted, so that they often forget themselves in the inferior situation, believing in all kinds of lies that will bring good luck. Watching this movie from this perspective, you will find that this story seems to be airtight, but the truth has long been slowly clear in the process of speculation by the viewer. The elusiveness of human nature makes the atmosphere created by the film just right.
2. "The Dark Side"
The film was written and directed by Andrés Baez and starred Martina Garcia, Clara Lago and Quiem Gutierrez. It was screened at the 2012 Bona International Detective Film Festival in France and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
The story takes place in a mysterious villa. Belém, the girlfriend of young symphony orchestra conductor Adrian, is missing, leaving no one dead, leaving only a video message. Depressed, Adrian goes to the tavern to pour sorrow, accidentally drunk, and is taken care of by the waitress Fabiana, and the two quickly fall into a new relationship. Adrian was constantly suspected and investigated by the police, annoyed. Soon, Fabiana moved into Adrian's mansion, sensitive to the fact that something was wrong in the house, and there seemed to always be a strange sound in the bathroom, Adrian did not care about it, but Fabian was always careful at first, and once suspected that it was the ghost of his ex-girlfriend. One day, Fabi Anna, who was changing clothes in her bedroom, found a strange key that seemed to be close to a big secret. In fact, the secret of all this is in the secret room built by the villa's former owner, and the entrance to the secret room is a mirror. The first fifty minutes of the film seem to be a supernatural horror film, but the ending is sharp, shaking out an unexpected but reasonable ending.
A thriller that looks ghostly, slowly moving towards daily life, and finally showing the dark side of ordinary people's hearts, pointing directly at the hidden demons of human nature, this psychological thriller makes the film a surprise production for the audience. Although the most outstanding thing about the film is the clever plot design, it is not inferior to similar films in the rendering of the eerie atmosphere on the technical level.
3. "Open Your Eyes"
The film was directed by Alessandro Amanba and starred Eduardo Noriega and Penelope Cruz. It was released in Spain on December 19, 1997.
The inheritance of the 25-year-old Cesar from his early-dead parents has given him a good sense of food and clothing, and the frequent change of girlfriends has made him an unruly reputation in the circle of friends, but recently Cesar was pestered by a woman, Nolia, and in order to get rid of Noria, Cesar turned to his friend's girlfriend Sofia.
Inside the prison, a horrific-looking Cesar is detained on suspicion of murder, and the doctor Antonio is trying to trick him into telling him what happened, and it turns out that Nolia was driving Cesar outside Sophia's house, and a car accident occurred on the way, causing the latter to be disfigured. Cesar wakes up from his dream to date Sophia in the park, but he soon discovers that the park date is a dream, the doctors are powerless to do anything about Cesar's face, and soon he signs an agreement in the haze, the new equipment of the hospital miraculously restores Cesar's appearance, but he finds that Sophia is actually his own fictional character, Cesar can not distinguish between dreams and reality, and decides to find the truth of the matter with Antonio.
The film is a mix of genres that include elements of black, plot, thriller and sci-fi. This is a film that I have to look back at after watching it, because by the end the story told in the film is not obvious, but almost completely overturned, or placed in another set of "coding", which relies on logic that is no longer the linear causal law of the real world.
4. "Mirage"
The film was directed by Oriol Paul and starred Adriana Yugat, Javier Gutierrez, Chino Darling and others. It was released in Spain on November 30, 2018 and Chinese mainland on March 28, 2019.
On a stormy night 25 years ago, the young boy Nick witnessed the whole process of the neighbor killing his wife, and he was found by the murderer and was hit by a car on the way to escape. 25 years after Nick's death, Vera, a happy married woman, moved into the house where Nick lived. A storm like 25 years ago intertwines the two periods of time and space, and a awakened Vera finds herself able to converse with Nick on the TV set across time and space. Vera tries to save the boy's life through television, but it triggers a chain reaction of her daughter disappearing and her husband and those around her no longer knowing and believing in her. As a result, Vera had to solve all the mysteries with sheriff Lyra, the only one who believed in her, in the limited 15 hours before the storm disappeared.
Spanning 25 years, the story is still Paul's original suspenseful crime style, while it has been comprehensively upgraded, and the new story and more complex plot have aroused strong expectations from the audience. Through the old TV and the old camera as a link, pulling the audience back and forth in two parallel time and space after 25 years, feeling the stimulation and impact of the earth-shattering reversal, and finally being able to taste the exquisite and logical perfect details of the clues and the seamless logic. Some fans who "tasted the early" in advance were greatly addicted.
5. "Swampland"
The film was directed by Albert Rodriguez and starred Raúl Arevaro, Javier Gutierrez, and Nerea Badelos. The film was released in Spain on September 26, 2014.
Spain was in the midst of a major transformation in the early 1980s, and there was a remote town in the marshlands of the Guadalquivir Valley where an extremely brutal murder of a young girl took place. Detective Padro from Madrid and partner Juan were ordered to investigate the matter. However, the murder was not as simple as the feudal and conservative local residents thought, and the two gradually discovered that it was a serial disappearance of a young girl, and they were likely to face not just a cruel murderer, but an organization. The case becomes even more elusive as the victim's mother provides key clues, and during the investigation, Padro discovers Juan's unknown past, even more disturbing is the corruption of society, and the poverty and indifference of the people of the town, both of whom face great challenges.
The film's laying in the narrative details is actually very rapid and precise, the big social background is the cause of this dark crime story, and in the process of solving the case, the script uses props to simply and effectively set the foreshadowing of the plot reversal, which effectively misleads the smart audience with a rich reading volume, and also forms a causal relationship with the case itself and the parties, and also makes the entire case clue more confusing.
6. "When You're Asleep"
Directed by Haume Barnarghello and starring Luis Tosha and Marta Etuna, the film is the new work of Spanish director Haume Barnargailus, who has stunned the film world with the "documentary zombie film" "Death Video". The film was released in Spain on October 14, 2011.
When you're asleep, don't take it lightly, because the gatekeeper is watching you! This person, who knows all your secrets and all your habits, is thinking about how to sneak into your room, torture you, kill you! Cesar is the gatekeeper of an apartment complex in Barcelona, and the question of "happiness" always puzzles him, feeling he needs to redefine the rationale for his daily life. He observed the occupants of the building, spying on each of them, especially a girl named Clara. Clara is an optimistic girl whose attitude towards life makes Cesar's scalp tingle. This also makes Clara the perfect target for Cesar...
7. "Buried Alive"
The film was directed by Spanish director Rodrigue Cortez and starred Ryan Reynolds. The film was released in the United States on September 24, 2010. He received 10 nominations at the 25th Spanish Goya Awards in 2010 and won three awards: Best Sound, Best Editing, and Best Original Screenplay.
The film tells the story of an American construction contractor who is attacked by a group of Iraqis while working in Iraq, and wakes up to find himself buried alive in a coffin, and he must escape every second with only his mobile phone and a flashlight.
A coffin, a man, a lighter, a mobile phone and a package, minimalist equipment and extreme space did not limit the film itself due to the sense of isolation, but with its unique perspective, superb shots and meticulous plot, it once again refreshed the box office miracle of low-budget films, and created a refreshing anti-war vision of horror and freshness.