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The Invisible Guest

2017 · 107 min

A tense, twisty puzzle that keeps you guessing, with shifting stories and a slow reveal of dark truths.

Tagline
Every story has two sides. The truth, only one.
Overview
Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • guilt
  • justice
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Oriol Paulo
Written by
Oriol Paulo
Starring
Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Bárbara Lennie, Francesc Orella, Paco Tous, David Selvas, Iñigo Gastesi
Music
Fernando Velázquez
Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
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Languages
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