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THE WAILING (2025)

EL LLANTO

Pedro Martín-Calero

Argentina, France, Spain1h 47Belgian premiere Horror Supernatural

Synopsis

Modern-day Madrid, Spain. While exchanging silly messages and video’s with her boyfriend who’s in Sydney, Andrea notices in a micro-flicker of the screen a presence behind her in the room. A man, hidden in darkness. La Plata, Argentina, in the 90’s. Camila, a slacker film student, is scrambling for an idea for her next short-film assignment. Until a random passenger on the bus catches her eye. She starts stalking her, shooting footage without her consent. But then, through the lens of her camera, Camila notices her subject isn’t alone. A presence. Of a man, hidden in darkness… Meticulously crafted, Pedro Martín-Calero’s debut film – co-written by Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s regular screenplay collaborator Isabel Peña (THE BEASTS) – has slowly found its way under our skins and hasn’t left there since.

Director
Pedro Martín-Calero
Country
Argentina, France, Spain
Premiere
Belgian premiere
Running time
1h 47
Cast
Ester Expósito, Mathilde Ollivier & Malena Villa
Edition
Edition 2025