After a complicated divorce, Gabriel rents a remote house to live by himself. In one of the rooms he finds a strange box which contains different objects, each of which relates to an unresolved crime. Finding the connection between the victims and working out who the killer is become his obsession.
Practical Effects
The mystery box props feel unsettlingly real and tactile.
Acting
César Vea carries the whole film with deteriorating-man energy.
Director
Diego Arjona
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on an estimated €50,000 budget, the film relies entirely on mood over effects, with the remote house itself being a real rental property.
The Spanish title 'El Tutor' translates to 'The Tutor,' a darkly ironic name since Gabriel teaches himself to become an amateur sleuth—with disastrous results. The film quietly satirizes Spain's true crime podcast boom of the mid-2010s.
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