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A lonely architect who was recently abandoned by his live-in girlfriend finds that he's not as alone in his sprawling estate as he had previously thought in director Guillem Morales' minimalist thrill... read more read more...er. Félix's (Andoni Gracia) girlfriend, Vera (Mónica López), may be gone, but her possessions, scattered about the house as if she were to walk back through the door at any moment, offer a constant reminder of the failed relationship that he was powerless to salvage. When a desperate stranger who introduces himself as Martin (Agustín Villaronga) shows up on Félix's doorstep begging to make an urgent telephone call, the startled homeowner reluctantly allows the man inside only to realize that his strange guest has seemingly vanished into thin air just moments later. Now convinced that the mysterious Martin is hiding somewhere in his home undetected, Félix's growing paranoia leads him down a dark path in which his home seems to take on its own increasingly menacing personality. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Guillem Morales

Release Date: December 7, 2004

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DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006

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  • John2223
    February 20, 2009
    John2223
    A good original spanish thriller that should appeal to movie-goers who enjoy these type of films where you're left thinking after the movie ends (a puzzle).
  • RicC
    August 19, 2009
    RicC
    Why isn't this movie more widely known and seen? Totally original thriller that in similar structure to Vertigo repetitiously expands on its own premise to bring about a second half that is a thousand times better, more exciting and suspenseful than its first. The suspense is kil... read moreler - don't eat while watching otherwise your gut will hurt. Dark movie that is really layered, too dense for its own good perhaps. I didn't get the ending but when I rewound the chapter it dawned on me - that's how substantial this movie is.
  • jasonhowell1
    December 1, 2008
    jasonhowell1
    This one is very strange and gives you an odd feeling watching it. Very voyeuristic. I will say that I wasn't surprised by any revelations... I felt like I knew what was happening the whole way through and when they got to the end, I wasn't too surprised. But that didn't take a... read moreway from the enjoyment as this film really put my on edge watching this guy creeping around someone else's house unknowingly as they lived their normal life.
  • sitenoise
    May 29, 2008
    sitenoise
    The problem with this movie is it could have been written better. The hyper-expository monologues Claudia dishes out were so unrealistic I laughed. It's a sign of a director in trouble when he has to give lines to a character that can't be delivered organically for the sake of th... read moree audience. Those plot-getting-in-the-way-of-the-story lines polluted an otherwise poetic, dream like, and metaphorical film. I would never call this film "Lynchy" ... which is just shorthand for "I don't get it but I liked it anyway ... I think. Didn't I? Did you?"

    Hence, the sudden remake. El Habitante incierto was a brilliantly conceived film that could have been executed better so the director takes a mulligan. That's cool. I look forward to it and hope he does a better job explaining Vera's sudden muteness upon being shot in the plot hole we all saw coming like an eighteen wheeler.

    OK. She was shot in the mouth/vocal chords and it just took a couple days without food or water to get her voice back at film's end.

    I give the first half a 9, the second half a 5. Let's call it a 7 and anxiously await the do-over.

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