Nine minutes, six actors, one very naked secret. Candela Peña's debut strips the industry bare.
A group of people talk about very different subjects, including a strange course that one of them has just completed. There is tension in the air, although it is not quite clear why. They give the impression that they are killing time while waiting for a job that everyone needs for different reasons. Are they actors looking for a role?
Acting
Ensemble chemistry so tense you forget it's scripted.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes small talk into existential dread.
Director
Candela Peña
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Candela Peña—primarily known as an actress—wrote and directed this as her debut, casting fellow Spanish indie darlings who'd all experienced similar casting absurdities.
The film satirizes Spain's late-2000s film industry crisis, where even established actors faced desperate competition. The nudism course becomes a metaphor for how much artists will literally expose themselves.
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