Manticore (2022 film)

Manticore
Theatrical release poster by Carlos Vermut
SpanishMantícora
Directed byCarlos Vermut
Written byCarlos Vermut
Starring
CinematographyAlana Mejía González
Edited byEmma Tusell
Music byDamián Schwartz
Production
companies
  • Aquí y Allí Films
  • BTeam Prods
  • Magnética Films
  • Punto Nemo AIE
  • 34-T Cinema
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) (Toronto)
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Estonia
LanguageSpanish

Manticore (Spanish: Mantícora) is 2022 psychological drama thriller film written and directed by Carlos Vermut, and starring Nacho Sánchez and Zoe Stein. An international co-production between Spain and Estonia that blends elements of mumblecore with tragedy and deals with its protagonist's hamartia,[1] the film's storyline follows the romantic relationship between a video game designer (Sánchez) and an art history student (Stein), with the former hoping to find happiness with the latter and thus to subdue his recently awakened pedophilic impulses.

Manticore had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for the 37th Goya Awards in four categories (Director, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor, New Actress). The film was released in Spain in December 2022.

  1. ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (9 December 2022). "Mantícora, la película más perturbadora del año: habla su protagonista, Nacho Sánchez". La Razón.