2007 · drama · comedy · thriller
The Contestant
Directed by Rodrigo Cortés1h 28m2007
Martín's lucky hit when he wins the most lucrative prize in television history puts his life upside down.
Our read: The Contestant (2007) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama · comedy · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- cold
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“You want madcap Spanish satire about a game show win that destroys a regular guy's life.”
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