A deranged fanboy kidnaps his idol and steals his life. Method acting has never been this literal.
A young aspiring director is an admirer of a famous filmmaker whom he kidnaps and impersonates in the production of a film.
Direction
Hidalgo's self-aware commentary on director worship.
Production
Micro-budget Spanish horror with genuine cinephile venom.
Director
Joaquín Hidalgo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A rare Spanish entry in the 'obsessed fan' subgenre that predates Misery by five years, reflecting 1980s anxieties about auteur worship in European film circles.
Director Joaquín Hidalgo largely disappeared from cinema after this film; some speculate the meta-narrative became uncomfortably personal.
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