The Beasts (2022)
French couple Antoine and Olga moved to a little village in the Galician countryside some time ago. There they live a quiet life, although their relations with the locals are not as idyllic as they would like them to be. A conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, will see tension rise in the village to the point of no return.
The Candidate (2018)
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.
Mother (2017)
Six year old Iván is supposed to be on holiday with his father but calls his mother to say that he's alone on a beach and the phone he's using is running out of power.
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