Julián is a successful video-game designer whose life is plagued by a dark secret. But when Diana pops up in his life, the man will feel as though a chance at happiness is within his grasp.
Acting
Nacho Sánchez's eyes do unspeakable things.
Direction
Vermut makes Barcelona feel like a fever dream.
Writing
Dialogue so restrained it screams.
Director
Carlos Vermut
Nacho Sánchez
Julián
Zoe Stein
Diana
Catalina Sopelana
Disco Girl
Javier Lago
Real Estate Agent
Patrick Martino
Elías
Ángela Boix
Cristian's Mother
Vicenta N'Dongo
Producer
Joan Amargós Rubert
Video Game Doctor
Albert Ausellé
Raúl
Miquel Insúa
ER Doctor
Aitziber Garmendia
Sandra
Ignacio Ysasi
Summa Doctor
Xabi Tolosa
Video Game Designer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vermut shot the video game sequences first to establish Julián's visual language, then banned saturated colors from the 'real' world.
The manticure myth—lion, human, scorpion—mirrors Julián's tripartite self: public face, private shame, and the sting he can't control.
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