Movies by Raúl Arévalo

The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

More the Merrier

More the Merrier

Multiple stories about the oscillating world of couple relationships and how difficult it can be to separate sex from love.

Marshland

Marshland

The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of a general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past.

Ghost Graduation

Ghost Graduation

A teacher with paranormal abilities helps a group of ghosts graduate high school.

Even the Rain

Even the Rain

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

To Steal from a Thief

To Steal from a Thief

Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

Talking About Myself Is Hard

Talking About Myself Is Hard

Spanish actress Charo López finds it hard to talk about herself; but she only needs to start reminiscing to discover that her life has been truly exceptional. The story of a legendary actress told by herself.

The Europeans

The Europeans

Spain at the end of the 50s. Miguel and Antonio, both single and in their early 30s, go on a trip to Ibiza, lured by the European sexual myth and the illusion of freedom. But on the island, nothing will be as they expected.

Sincerity

Sincerity

Quim and Yoland rekindle their relationship after an 11-month break-up. For their relationship to work this time, they have decided to be honest and tell each other what they have done during the time they were apart.

Sidetracked

Sidetracked

A rural couple in crisis, who have a brother and sister with urban problems, and all of them trying to find a solution.

La broma

La broma

Elena and her lover Javier set in motion a plan to assassinate her husband Alberto, a successful businessman.

Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas

Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas

Paco, a 40-year-old bachelor, realizes a childhood dream: working at home in his pajamas.

Dying Beyond Their Means

Dying Beyond Their Means

Isaki Lacuesta presents a social satire in which five common or garden citizens, from a country pretty much identical to our own, see their lives ripped apart by the economic crisis. With nothing more to lose, they come up with a crazy plan to save the Spanish and world economy: kidnap the chairman of the Central Bank and demand that he return everything to the way it used to be.

The Plan

The Plan

Three friends who have been fired from the company where they worked and are demoralized because of their unemployment status. In these circumstances, they meet to undertake the plan that mentions the title but there is a problem: the car with which they would travel has broken down and the crane must wait.

Dark Blue Almost Black

Dark Blue Almost Black

Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part time to get a business degree. When Natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, Jorge begins to yearn for something better. He is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor. Antonio, Jorge’s older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who h...

Black Beach

Black Beach

Carlos, a ruthless Spanish negotiation expert working in Brussels, is tasked with handling the kidnapping of a senior oil company executive in a troubled West African country —with which he has old and deep ties—, torn by ethnic tensions and government abuses.

Un fantasma en la batalla

Un fantasma en la batalla

Amaia, a young policewoman, has been working for more than a decade as an undercover agent within ETA, with the aim of locating the band's hideouts in the south of France.

Voy a pasármelo mejor

Voy a pasármelo mejor

Gold

Gold

Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.

The Warning

The Warning

Ten-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in danger. No one seems to believe him except one person that he doesn't know.