The Invisible Guest (2016)

Original title

Contratiempo

Directed by

Oriol Paulo

Genre

drama film, thriller film, locked room mystery

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

13

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 5,040 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful businessman is accused of murder and hires a top lawyer to help build his defense. Over one night, the lawyer and the man piece together the events that led to a crime, revealing secrets and lies.

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What happens

The Invisible Guest (Spanish: Contratiempo, lit. 'Setback') is a 2016 Spanish mystery thriller film directed and co-written by Oriol Paulo. It stars Mario Casas alongside Bárbara Lennie, José Coronado, and Ana Wagener. The film was released in Spain on 6 January 2017. It opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and finished with a modest domestic box office, but later found its popularity in the international market of China where it topped $25 million in box-office earning. The film was a commercial success, grossing $31.2 million worldwide against its €4 million budget. The Invisible Guest has spawned six remakes in different languages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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