The Motive (2017)

Original title

El autor

Directed by

Manuel Martín Cuenca

Genre

drama film, black comedy film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

14

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 287 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes obsessed with writing a novel. He starts manipulating real people around him to create dramatic material for his story.

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What happens

The Motive (Spanish: El autor, lit. 'The author') is a 2017 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca, from a screenplay by Alejandro Hernández and Martín Cuenca. It stars Javier Gutiérrez, María León and Antonio de la Torre. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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