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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023

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The Candidate (El Reino, The Realm) (Country: Spain; Year: 2018; Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Writer: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Mónica López, Josep Maria Pou, Nacho Fresneda, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, Luis Zahera, Francisco Reyes, María de Nati, Paco Revilla, Sonia Almarcha, David Lorente, Óscar de la Fuente, Mona Martínez, Pepe Ocio)
Manuel, an influential deputy secretary of an regional government who has everything going his way, finds himself fighting for survival when news of his involvement in a corruption ring leaks out.
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Close Your Eyes (Cerrar Los Ojos) (Country: Spain; Year: 2023; Director: Victor Erice; Writer: Víctor Erice, Michel Gaztambide; Stars: Jose Coronado, Ana Torrent, María León, Soledad Villamil)
A TV show looking into the mysterious disappearance of an actor leads a director on a journey into his own past while making discoveries in the present.
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Take My Eyes (Te Doy Mis Ojos) (Country: Spain; Year: 2003; Director: Iciar Bollain; Writer: Iciar Bollain, Alicia Luna; Stars: Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Pena, Rosa Maria Sarda, Sergi Calleja, Kiti Manver, Elisabet Gelabert, Nicolas Fernandez Luna, Dave Mooney, Chus Gutierrez)
Domestic abuse and its aftermath, Spanish style.
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Tesis (Snuff, Thesis) (Country: Spain; Year: 1996; Director: Alejandro Amenabar; Writer: Alejandro Amenabar; Stars: Ana Torrent, Fele Martinez, Eduardo Noriega, Nieves Herranz, Rosa Campillo, Miguel Picazo, Javier Elorriaga)
A student, researching violence in film for a thesis, discovers an active cell of snuff moviemakers.
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Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) (Country: Spain; Year: 1988; Director: Pedro Almodóvar; Writer: Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Jean Cocteau; Stars: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Mánver, Guillermo Montesinos, Chus Lampreave, Eduardo Calvo, Loles León, Ángel López de Andrés, Fernando Guillén, Juan Lombardero, José Antonio Navarro, Ana Leza)
As she doggedly searches for her inconstant lover, protagonist Pepa serves as the common thread linking absurd situations with insights into the bizarre lives of numerous characters.
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