15 minutes. One room. The Inquisition's final, desperate cruelty.
Spain, 1692. The Spanish Inquisition is in decline, and as a result, their followers must be more ruthless than ever.
Production
Period detail on a shoestring — candlelit authenticity.
Acting
Carlos Santos's weary, menacing Inquisitor steals every frame.
Direction
Two directors, one suffocating vision — no wasted shot.
Director
Raúl Cerezo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single location over two days with natural candlelight only — the directors wanted actors genuinely squinting, straining to see.
The title 'Facies' refers to the Latin legal term for the outward appearance of a crime — the film's central tension between what is seen and what is known.
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