Basilio a pickpocket with no luck, enters a mental institution to retrieve a valuable diamond necklace that briefly passed through his hands and whose value was unable to recognize. Once inside the asylum, Basilio will try to use all the skills of his trade to overcome the threats that keep him from reaching his goal. In the end, the only escape for Basilio will be to undergo the "Torapia", an innovative experimental therapy that connects man with the beast within us all.
Acting
Elejalde plays Basilio with desperate, sweaty commitment to the bit.
Direction
Self-directed chaos—Elejalde knows exactly how unserious this is.
Director
Karra Elejalde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Karra Elejalde wrote, directed, and starred—common in Spanish indie cinema but rare for something this deliberately silly.
The 'beast within' therapy parodies Spain's fraught history with institutional mental health treatment and Franco-era medical authority.
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