La comunidad (2000)

Directed by

Álex de la Iglesia

Genre

comedy film, horror film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

12+

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 354 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A real estate agent in Madrid finds a hidden fortune in the apartment of a deceased man. The residents of the building become increasingly hostile and greedy as they try to take the money for themselves.

darkly comictenseunsettlinggrippingclaustrophobicsatiricalchaoticblackly humorous

What happens

La comunidad (UK title: Common Wealth) is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Driven by the ambition and greed of the characters to the point of the degradation of their human condition, the plot concerns the developments in a homeowner community in Madrid upon the finding of 300 million ₧ in the apartment of a dead man by real estate agent Julia (Carmen Maura). Maura garnered critical acclaim for her performance and scooped a Silver Shell and a Goya Award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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