The Invisible Guest (2016)

A successful entrepreneur accused of murder and a witness preparation expert have less than three hours to come up with an impregnable defence.

Director:

Oriol Paulo

Writer:

Oriol Paulo

Stars:

Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Casas	...	Adrián Doria
Ana Wagener	...	Virginia Goodman
Jose Coronado	...	Tomás Garrido (as José Coronado)
Bárbara Lennie	...	Laura Vidal
Francesc Orella	...	Félix Leiva
Paco Tous	...	Conductor
David Selvas	...	Bruno
Iñigo Gastesi	...	Daniel Garrido
San Yélamos	...	Sonia
Manel Dueso	...	Inspector Milán
Blanca Martínez	...	Virginia Goodman Real
Pere Brasó	...	Agente 1
Jordi Brunet	...	Agente 3
Bobby Gonzalez	...	Agente 4 (as Robert Gonzalez)
Martina Hurtado	...	Alex

Storyline

Adrián Doria, a wealthy businessman named Man of the Year due to his high-tech company and his trade agreements with the Asian market, meets Virginia Goodman, a veteran lawyer expert in witness preparation and judicial declaration, recommended by Adrián's lawyer Felix Leiva in order to create a credible defense. Arrested by the police in a mountain hotel room with the corpse of his lover at his side, photographer Laura Vidal, Adrián talks Virginia about the crime and his relationship with Laura, revealing that both suffered a car crash where a man called Daniel Garrido died, and how Laura manipulated Adrián to avoid the jail by Daniel's death. At the same time that Félix is looking for a clue that it could change the course of the events, Virginia and Adrián keep talking about the case but her, unconvinced of the Adrián's testimony, forces him to clear the dark points of his history, in a puzzle where the truth and the lie are easily exchangeable.

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Plot Keywords:

repeated scene from a different perspective | giallo | spanish giallo | lawyer | businessman | 

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Taglines:

Every story has two sides. The truth, only one.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

6 January 2017 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Invisible Guest

Filming Locations:

Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR4,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$31,191,910

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atresmedia Cine, Think Studio, Nostromo Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Officially remade in India as Badla (2019) meaning Revenge, released in 2019.

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Goofs

The card used to access the bank system would not work because it was reported all over the news that the person the card belongs to is missing/presumed dead. In this case, the card would have been disabled by the bank.

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Quotes

Virginia Goodman: Your testimony has holes, and I need details. Plausibility is based on details. I can use them to convince the world that you're innocent. I assure you, I can do it.

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Connections

Remade as The Invisible Witness (2018)

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Soundtracks

Nadie va a venir a buscarte
Written by Fernando Velázquez and Zahara (as María Zahara Gordillo)
Performed by Zahara

User Reviews

Want to see a great thriller? This is it!

Can't believe this movie doesn't have more reviews here. This being my 6th movie with Mario Casas I've seen these past 2 years I can honestly say anything this man plays in becomes a hit.

What an amazing ride I had with this thriller. Top-notch movie, whenever you think you found out the plot it becomes even more twisted.

This is what thrillers are all about. A must see for the genre lovers.