Manticore

Manticore (Mantícora, 2022) is a Spanish psychological thriller from director Carlos Vermut that you can watch online on iFILM. Julián designs monsters for video games in his Madrid flat. He also carries a secret that quietly poisons everything around him.

The story turns when he rushes into a burning apartment to save a neighbor's child and meets Diana on the way out. A careful, fragile romance begins. For the first time Julián lets himself imagine an ordinary, happy life. The trouble is what he keeps hidden, and Nacho Sánchez plays the part in near-whispers, which makes the dread sit even heavier.

Vermut shoots in long, unhurried takes and refuses to tell you how to feel about his protagonist. Expect silence where other films would give you a confrontation, and an ending that trusts you to do the math. Watch Manticore (2022) online on iFILM.