Sogecine (Spain): 4

28 Weeks Later (2007), a post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, follows the story of Don and his wife Alice, along with four other survivors, as they take refuge in a cottage on the outskirts of London during the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus. However, their safety is short-lived when they hear a terrified boy pounding at their door and Don makes the decision to let him in. Unfortunately, this leads to the infected following the boy to their location. Despite Don’s attempt to convince Alice to leave the boy behind, she refuses and he ultimately abandons them, escaping on a boat ...

Summer Rain (2006) is a romantic drama film directed by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas from a screenplay by Antonio Soler, which is based on his novel of the same name. Set in 1978 in Málaga, Spain, the movie follows the story of teenager Miguelito Dávila. After being diagnosed with kidney disease and spending time in the hospital, he develops a love for classic poetry, specifically Dante’s Divine Comedy. Despite working at a hardware store, Miguelito holds onto his dream of becoming a poet. One summer, he spends time with childhood friends Babirusa, Paco Frontón ...

The American science fiction psychological thriller film, Vanilla Sky (2001), was both directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It is a remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes, released in 1997 by Alejandro Amenábar. The movie centers around David Aames, who inherited his father’s successful publishing company. After being imprisoned, David shares his life story with Dr. Curtis McCabe, a court psychologist, while wearing a prosthetic mask. Through flashbacks, we see how David passed off the responsibilities of his company to his father’s colleagues ...

A Spanish thriller film, directed and co-written by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001) delves into a trade based on luck. Adopting a magical realism approach, the movie showcases how luck can be traded between individuals, with the idea that it can be accumulated and exchanged like any other commodity. The plot follows various characters who take part in increasingly dangerous games of chance in order to eliminate their own bad luck. This is a mysterious story about four individuals whose paths are intertwined by the hand of fate. They soon realize that luck is an invaluable ...