Short film

The Suitcase

2008 · 20 min

A strange, dreamlike curiosity that feels like a fable told in a whisper, playful and puzzling in equal measure.

Directed by: Raúl Ruiz
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Héctor Duvauchelle, Gastón Duvauchelle, Gonzalo Palta

Overview: Absurdist short about a man with a suitcase and a man inside that suitcase.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: The Suitcase

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

Directed by: Raúl Ruiz
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Héctor Duvauchelle, Gastón Duvauchelle, Gonzalo Palta

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
survival
freedom
obsession
Places: road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	4

Titles like The Suitcase

Movie

It Must Be Heaven

2019

A quiet, deadpan drift through strange cities, where small absurdities quietly echo displacement and belonging.

Slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via: identity
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 103 min

Details

It Must Be HeavenHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The One-Eyed Man

1980

An abstract, dreamlike drift through strange images that rewards patience but keeps you at a puzzling distance.

Same director: Raúl Ruiz · Slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Also: Same director: Raúl Ruiz
Via: identity
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 72 min

Details

The One-Eyed ManHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Speaking Holes

2018

A quiet, odd little fable that leaves you unsettled and thoughtful, watching one man's stubborn, lonely pursuit.

Slow-burn · about identity and isolation

Via: identity
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 9 min

Details

Speaking HolesHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Pampa

2017

A slow, sweltering wait that turns petty irritations into a quiet, uneasy confrontation with the self.

Slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via: identity
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 18 min

Details

PampaHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Iceberg

2005

A quirky, nearly wordless comic drift through cold obsession, played with deadpan physicality and a quietly sad undertow.

About identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via: identity
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 84 min

Details

IcebergHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Dirlandaa

2000

A loose, low-key comedy that ambles along with its hapless drifter, offering gentle chuckles rather than big laughs.

About identity and isolation

Via: identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 97 min

Details

DirlandaaHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Tarting Over

1981

A brief, deadpan curiosity: stiff men, cakes, and slow slapstick that feels more like a puzzle than a joke.

About identity and isolation · single location

Via: identity
isolation
single location
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 3 min

Details

Tarting OverHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

The Door

1986

A quirky, wordless little puppet comedy where silly everyday stubbornness turns into gentle surreal fun.

About identity and isolation

Via: identity
isolation
Pacing: brisk
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 11 min

Details

The DoorHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Alter Ego

2026

A wry, uneasy comedy that lets quiet envy curdle into fixation, watching a mild man unravel with deadpan charm.

About identity and obsession

Via: identity
obsession
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 100 min

Details

Alter EgoHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Auto

1963

A strange, dreamlike ride that drifts more than it drives, asking you to float with it rather than follow.

Slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via: identity
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding

Details

AutoHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Rest Stop

2014

A quiet, slightly eerie two-hander that unfolds in a drab roadside limbo, keeping you leaning in to work out what is really going on.

About identity and isolation

Via: identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 11 min

Details

Rest StopHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Stanley, a Man of Variety

2016

A claustrophobic, surreal character piece that blurs reality and hallucination, anchored by a tour-de-force performance.

Slow-burn · about identity and isolation · single location

Via: identity
isolation
single location
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 84 min

Details

Stanley, a Man of VarietyHidden from your suggestions.

Cast

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres: comedy
Directed by: Raúl Ruiz
Written by: Raúl Ruiz
Starring: Héctor Duvauchelle, Gastón Duvauchelle, Gonzalo Palta, Orietta Escámez
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Cinematography: Enrique Urteaga
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Chile
Languages: Spanish

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikipedia Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

The Suitcase

How it feels

More like this

Titles like The Suitcase

Cast

Where to watch in the UK

Details