The Empty Hours (2013) aka Las horas muertas

2013

On the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle’s small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always keeps her waiting. There together with time to kill, Sebastián and Miranda begin to get to know each other, and an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.

The Motive

The Motive (aka El autor)

2017

Álvaro is a man from Sevilla. Poor, clumsy, without imagination and inspiration to write, he works as an accountant in a notary and he is married to Amanda, who unexpectedly became famous after writing her first novel. Dreaming to make the great novel of all times and surpass Amanda, Álvaro goes to an evening writing class, asking for help from the teacher José in order to find the keys to make it as a writer. […]