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Alejandro Castro Arias’s debut feature from Spain follows three friends adrift in a haze of frustration, immaturity, and toxic masculinity over the course of a single night in Madrid. Obsessed with sex yet incapable of genuine connection, they circle around the same destructive patterns — lying, cheating, posturing, and failing to communicate with women or with each other. When their neighbor visits, their bravado collapses into confusion and self-sabotage, exposing the deep insecurities behind their arrogance. Through a series of encounters — from awkward flirtations to drunken fights and a symbolic meeting with an older man named Rogelio, who mirrors what they may become — the film dissects male fragility with unflinching realism. By the time dawn arrives, the friends are left confronting the emptiness within their own behavior, culminating in a scene that suggests the first faint sign of self-awareness. - Lucy Hanna, SF IndieFest
- Runtime99 minutes
- CountrySpain
- DirectorAlejandro Castro Arias
Alejandro Castro Arias’s debut feature from Spain follows three friends adrift in a haze of frustration, immaturity, and toxic masculinity over the course of a single night in Madrid. Obsessed with sex yet incapable of genuine connection, they circle around the same destructive patterns — lying, cheating, posturing, and failing to communicate with women or with each other. When their neighbor visits, their bravado collapses into confusion and self-sabotage, exposing the deep insecurities behind their arrogance. Through a series of encounters — from awkward flirtations to drunken fights and a symbolic meeting with an older man named Rogelio, who mirrors what they may become — the film dissects male fragility with unflinching realism. By the time dawn arrives, the friends are left confronting the emptiness within their own behavior, culminating in a scene that suggests the first faint sign of self-awareness. - Lucy Hanna, SF IndieFest
- Runtime99 minutes
- CountrySpain
- DirectorAlejandro Castro Arias