Set in 1982, this terrific period thriller was inspired by the real-life Nazis of Dénia who used to publicly celebrate Hitler’s birthday in uniform. It’s a time when the memory of the Franco era is still fresh, although the upcoming parliamentary elections are supposed to finally complete the transition from dictatorship to democracy. Andrés, a jaded, alcoholic police officer from Madrid, accepts a post in a small Valencian village by the sea hoping to heal his sick daughter and gain some inner peace. Once there, he becomes involved in investigating his predecessor’s murder. The inquiry leads him to a group of high-ranking German officers living in a closed community on the coast that Andres and his colleagues are supposed to guard. Elegant and erudite, director Oscar Aibar plays with the motifs of the police film and the paranoia thriller, developing a dazzling, multifaceted portrait of a society caught between upheaval and corruption.
Director Biography
Óscar Aibar was born in Barcelona in 1967 and is an acclaimed author, television producer and director. He has directed the feature films Atolladero (1995), Flying Saucers (2003), Dance Machine (2006), The Great Vazquez (2010), and El bosc (2012). The Replacement (El sustituto) (2021) is his most recent feature.
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