The Paramedic (2020)
Angel Hernandez is a paramedic who lives with his girlfriend Vanesa (Vane) François. Angel has an unempathetic attitude towards his patients and steals from them, selling the more valuable items to a local fence. At home, he is possessive and controlling towards Vane. The couple are trying for a baby without success. Angel tells Vane it’s her fault and even suggest her inability to get pregnant is psychosomatic. He then takes a fertility test and discovers that he has a low sperm count, but does not tell Vane. One day, while taking an injured patient to hospital, the ambulance (driven by his colleague Ricardo) is in an accident and Angel is left paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. He blames Ricardo and is unable to forgive him.
His disability puts a strain on his relationship with Vane, and he becomes increasingly more paranoid that she is cheating on him. He seems to enjoy berating, mocking, and gaslighting her. Vane works at a call centre at night, and Angel installs spyware on her phone to keep tabs on her. Via the phone spyware, he overhears a conversation between Vane and her friend, who tells her that Angel is abusive and that Vane should leave him. When Vane returns home that day, Angel has cooked her favourite meal and is contrite about the way he has treated her. They try to have sex but do not succeed because Angel is unable to feel anything.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
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Mario Casas
Déborah François
Celso BugalloAngel Hernandez is a paramedic who lives with his girlfriend Vanesa (Vane) François. Angel has an unempathetic attitude towards his patients and steals from them, selling the more valuable items to a local fence. At home, he is possessive and controlling towards Vane. The couple are trying for a baby without success. Angel tells Vane it’s her fault and even suggest her inability to get pregnant is psychosomatic. He then takes a fertility test and discovers that he has a low sperm count, but does not tell Vane. One day, while taking an injured patient to hospital, the ambulance (driven by his colleague Ricardo) is in an accident and Angel is left paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. He blames Ricardo and is unable to forgive him.
His disability puts a strain on his relationship with Vane, and he becomes increasingly more paranoid that she is cheating on him. He seems to enjoy berating, mocking, and gaslighting her. Vane works at a call centre at night, and Angel installs spyware on her phone to keep tabs on her. Via the phone spyware, he overhears a conversation between Vane and her friend, who tells her that Angel is abusive and that Vane should leave him. When Vane returns home that day, Angel has cooked her favourite meal and is contrite about the way he has treated her. They try to have sex but do not succeed because Angel is unable to feel anything.
