The Motive

Prison noir meets tax fraud in miniature. Álvaro, a failed novelist laundering his dreams through others' tragedies, recruits an ex-con as his unwitting protagonist. Blackmail fuels the plot; irony drives the car.

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Manuel Martín Cuenca directed The Motive in 2017. See Manuel Martín Cuenca's full filmography, where to start with Manuel Martín Cuenca, or where to go after you've seen everything by Manuel Martín Cuenca.

The Motive was released in 2017 (ES original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.