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Intruder (1993)

Intruder poster
Original title
Intruso
Directed by
Vicente Aranda
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
18+
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class woman is caught between her current husband and her childhood friend who is her ill ex-husband. She must navigate her feelings for both men as old bonds resurface.

tensemelancholicromanticemotionally fraughtslow-burnintimatebittersweetpsychological

What happens

Intruder (Spanish: Intruso) is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Victoria Abril, Imanol Arias and Antonio Valero. The film is a psychological thriller about a middle-class woman torn between her love for her spouse and her ill ex-husband, both of them who were her childhood friends. Intruso received five nominations to the Goya Awards in 1994 including Best Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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