Reel Español
Australian Premiere

EL DESCONOCIDORetribution

Director

Dani de la Torre

Cast

  • Luis Tosar, Javier Gutiérrez, Goya Toledo, Elvira Mínguez, Paula del Río, Fernando Cayo, Marco Sanz, Ricardo de Barreiro
2015, 102 min, SPAIN
THRILLER
SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
18+ (exemption)
... nail-biting suspense.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Carlos (Luis Tosar, Cell 211, SFF09) is a cut-throat and prestigious bank executive with a family of four, a beautiful house and enemies he doesn’t even know about. Each day, he negotiates high sums of money to maintain his seemingly perfect life. One morning, as he drives his children to school, Carlos receives a call from a mystery phone in his car. The caller is unknown to Carlos, but they know everything about his life, and will use this to get exactly what they want. Carlos is forced to comply with an impossible demand in order to prevent a bomb detonating from underneath the passenger seat where his daughter sits.

What ensues is a thrilling, action-packed race against time and logic. Carlos will be forced to his limits and the audience to the edge of their seats. Spanish chameleon Tosar takes the front seat in this high-octane chase to save the lives of those he loves and his own.

  • WINNER 2016
    Goya Awards: Best Editing, Best Sound
    NOMINATION 2016
    Goya Awards: Best Actor, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay
    NOMINATION 2016
    Premios Feroz: Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
    OFFICIAL SELECTION 2015
    Venice Film Festival