Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
- Original title
- El hombre de las mil caras
- Directed by
- Alberto Rodríguez Librero
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, thriller film, spy film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 260 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former Spanish secret service agent orchestrates an elaborate fake death scheme to escape a corruption scandal. The film follows his moves to stay ahead of the authorities and protect his life.
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What happens
Smoke & Mirrors (Spanish: El hombre de las mil caras) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez based on the 2006 non-fiction book Paesa, el espía de las mil caras by Manuel Cerdán. The film stars Eduard Fernández as Francisco Paesa, a former agent of the Spanish secret service who faked his own death after an infamous corruption scandal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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