Mantícora (2022)
- Directed by
- Carlos Vermut
- Genre
- thriller film, psychological drama film
- Country
- Estonia, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 58 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 video game designer struggles with his pedophilic impulses. He hopes a new romantic relationship with an art history student can bring him happiness and control.
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What happens
Manticore (Spanish: Mantícora) is 2022 psychological drama thriller film written and directed by Carlos Vermut, and starring Nacho Sánchez and Zoe Stein. An international co-production between Spain and Estonia that blends elements of mumblecore with tragedy and deals with its protagonist's hamartia, the film's storyline follows the romantic relationship between a video game designer (Sánchez) and an art history student (Stein), with the former hoping to find happiness with the latter and thus to subdue his recently awakened pedophilic impulses. Manticore had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for the 37th Goya Awards in four categories (Director, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor, New Actress). The film was released in Spain in December 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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