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

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.

tensemelancholicpsychologically probingslow-burndisturbingintimateunsettlingsomber

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)

Trailer

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