By MICHAEL GINGOLD
There’s a creepy surprise in store for the protagonist of this study of rural brutality.
Film Movement releases THE WAIT (LA ESPERA), which won Best Feature/Picture awards at Screamfest and San Sebastián and numerous other festival prizes, this Friday, October 4 on digital and cable VOD, including Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home. The movie was written and directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez (BEFORE THE FALL) and stars Victor Clavijo, Ruth Diaz, Manuel Moron and Pedro Casablanc. The synopsis: “Deep in the Andalusian countryside, Eladio [Clavijo] has been hired to watch over the hunting grounds of Don Francisco’s estate, somewhere in rural Spain. The estate is divided into ten hunting stands, spaced far enough apart to avoid incidents. After three years of service, Don Carlos–Don Francisco’s second in command–offers him a bribe to add an additional three stands to the property. Eladio initially hesitates, but his wife eventually convinces him to take the money. Eladio’s greed has unfortunate consequences that drag his entire family to perdition, and plunge him into the depths of guilt, hatred, and revenge.”
