The Wait2023
Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez
🏆 29 wins & 32 nominations total
The premise
Eladio, hunting estate keeper, takes a bribe from a veteran hunter. Weeks later, his whole life falls apart. What looked like the opportunity of a lifetime, turns into a macabre descent to hell when he finds out that his misfortune might not be entirely by chance.
Horror Vault's take
In the sun-scorched hunting grounds of Andalusia, estate keeper Eladio accepts what seems like easy money from a seasoned hunter — a decision that quietly unravels everything he holds dear. As misfortune piles upon misfortune, the film draws a chilling line between coincidence and something far more deliberate. Rooted in the folklore and landscape of rural Spain, The Wait is a slow, suffocating descent into guilt and dread. It asks how far a man will go to reckon with a bargain he never fully understood he was making.
Content: Hunting And Animal Themes, Psychological Distress, Dark Thematic Content
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