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The Passenger (2021 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Passenger' is a 2021 Spanish science-fiction comedy horror road movie directed by Ral Cerezo and Fernando Gonzlez Gmez which stars Ramiro Blas, Cecilia Surez, Paula Gallego and Cristina Alczar.
Plot
Four people with different backgrounds (a skeevy driver, a religious Mexican, and a posh woman with her wayward teen daughter) coincide on a van trip across empty Spain. They come into contact with an extraterrestrial entity, which possesses women and chops off the head of men.
Cast
Production
The screenplay was penned by Luis Snchez-Polack based on a previous screenplay by Javier Echniz and Asier Guerricaechebarra. 'The Passenger' is a Persons Films, La Dalia Films, SG Producciones and Eye Slice Pictures production, and it had support from Gobierno de Navarra and Navarra Film Office. It was fully shot in Navarre.
Release
The film screened at the Sitges Film Festival on 9 October 2021. Distributed by Karma Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 18 February 2022. Distributed by Dark Star Pictures, the film is set for a 3 June 2022 limited theatrical release in the United States, followed by a streaming and DVD release after 28 June.
Reception
Pablo Tocino of 'Mondosonoro' scored 7 out of 10 points, considering that while Cristina Alczar and Cecilia Surez' performances are more than adequate, those of Ramiro Blas and Paula Gallego stand out in particular.
Miguel ngel Romero of 'Cinemana' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars considering that the film, blending B movie exploitation and Spanish 'costumbrismo', features comedy moments alongside a great deal of cringe.
Beatriz Martnez of 'El Peridico de Catalunya' also rated it with 2 out of 5 stars, considering that although the film achieves a personality of its own, the special effects do their job, and the film displays a "non-negligible" degree of visual imagination, there is something unsettling lurking throughout the film, namely the ambiguity towards machismo.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2022
References
Category:Alien invasions in films
Category:Spanish road movies
Category:Spanish thriller films
Category:Spanish comedy horror films
Category:Spanish science fiction films
Category:Films shot in Spain
Category:2021 science fiction horror films
Category:2021 thriller films
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish science fiction horror films
Category:Films set in Spain
Category:Fictional parasites and parasitoids
Category:2020s Spanish films
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