La mujer del juez (1984) aka The Judge’s Wife

1984

Paz and Miguel have a seemingly happy marriage. But after moving to Logroño, where Miguel has been transferred as a judge, their life as a couple falls into monotony and suffers a serious crisis of passion. As a result, she begins a loving relationship with Alfredo, a sixteen-year-old boy. Their neighbor, Martial witness the infidelity, decides to blackmail her, forcing her to show herself so that he can watch her with his binoculars, while she […]

Repressed

Reprimidos (2004)

2005

Mario and his girlfriend Soledad have rented a house for two weeks for a quiet holiday on a virtually deserted beach. To their horror, Félix, Soledad’s ex-boyfriend arrives the same day with his newest flame Judith. Felix and Soledad have had a strong relationship in the past. That immediately arouses suspicion and jealousy with Mario. He finds Félix and his girlfriend just an ordinary couple. On the other hand, Félix thinks Mario is a stiff […]

Turkish Passion (1994) aka La pasión turca

1994

A young woman’s passion forms the basis of this erotic Spanish drama adapted from a popular novel by Antonio Gala. The night before Desideria’s marriage, her girl friends give her some valuable advice on sex. The marriage takes place, and while it is generally happy, her husband Ramiro suffers from sexual dysfunction and Desideria is frustrated. The two end up on holiday in Istanbul with two friends. Desideria falls madly in love with the sensual […]

7:20 Once a Week (2019)

2019

Manuel and Julia meet by chance one evening and spend an intense night together. Notwithstanding the brief encounter they realize that a real feeling has sprung within them, a feeling that goes beyond the pure physical attraction. Both of them are married, but they will decide to meet once a week. In a path life that seems to have been already written, the relationship leads them to wonder about the possibility of a different choice, […]

High Tide

High Tide (2020) aka Marea alta

2020

Laura has lost control. After she sleeps with Weisman, the lead contractor building a barbecue shed in the backyard of her beach house, the other two workers on the job cross a boundary, making Laura feel that her space has been encroached upon. As Weisman disappears, sheltered and privileged Laura must manage the laborers herself. Her admonishments fall flat, forcing her to retreat behind the pristine glass windows-keeping watch and being watched simultaneously. Tensions churn, […]

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 k..l, Sebastián and Miranda begin to get to know each other, and an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.

Far from the Sea (2015) aka Lejos del mar

2015

In 2009, and after 22 years in prison, a former ETA’s terrorist named Santi is released due to the Parot Doctrine (a polemic judicial resource to liberate activists and terrorists according to their sentences and years in detention). Santi travels to a little town called Cabo de Gata, Almería to meet Emilio, a friend and former cellmate. During a visit to the hospital where Emilio is in, Santi accidentally meets Marina, who faints after seeing […]

Say Nothing (2001)

2001

An ex-model, now a wife and mother, takes a break from her out-of-work husband, who’s been surly and drinking heavily. She goes to a Miami resort for a couple of days where she meets a stranger with whom she has a 24-hour fling. She returns home to a renewed husband who has found a job and put aside the bottle. Turns out, he’s been hired by the same man with whom she had the affair. […]