El castillo

Gerardo Liesa, a young police inspector who has recently joined the UCRIF (Central Unit for Illegal Immigration Networks and Document Fraud), and his colleague Carmen Osés sense that something is changing in brothels across Spain. Suizo and his associates run several roadside clubs where they sexually exploit women from all over the world. One of these women is Claudia, an 18-year-old who has just arrived in Spain from Colombia, leaving behind a young son and hoping to build a better future.

Elena Martín Gimeno:

Actress, screenwriter and director, born in Barcelona. She made her directorial debut with the feature film Júlia ist, which she also starred in. For her debut, she received the Silver Biznagas for Best Film and Best Director in the Zonacine section of the Málaga Film Festival. Her second feature, Creatura, in which she stars, co-wrote and directed, premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, where it received the Europa Cinemas Award for Best European Film. The film, which explores the awakening of sexuality and desire from childhood through to adulthood, also received six Gaudí Awards and three Goya Award nominations, among other accolades. As a director and screenwriter, she has also worked on other fiction projects, including Perfect Life, Veneno and En casa, an HBO series.

Sandra Romero:

Sandra Romero is a director and screenwriter with a growing career in film. Her short film Una habitación propia premiered at the Seville European Film Festival and was selected for several international festivals. Her debut feature, Por donde pasa el silencio, premiered in the New Directors section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival after being developed through prestigious programmes such as Las Residencias de la Academia de Cine, CIMA Impulsa and Berlinale Talents. The short film of the same name on which it is based won the Silver Biznaga for Best Director at the Málaga Film Festival. Her third short film, El perro de un torero, premiered at SEMINCI. She also co-directed three episodes of the series Los años nuevos with Rodrigo Sorogoyen, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Her latest project is the series Se tiene que morir mucha gente, co-directed with Victoria Martín and Nacho Pardo, with its second season yet to be released.

With the collaboration of Movistar Plus+.

Presentation and Q&A with the directors and the author Mabel Lozano.

Year of Production: 2026

Time: 6x50’

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Director: Elena Martín Gimeno, Sandra Romero

Cast: Raúl Arévalo, Valentina Vidal, Omar Ayuso, Laia Marull

Production: Nacho Lavilla, Eduardo Villanueva, Isabel Peña, Belén Sánchez Peinado

Script: Isabel Peña, Eduardo Villanueva

Director of Photography: Alana Mejía González, Diego Cabezas

Production Companies: Movistar Plus, Caballo Films, Mafalda Entertainment

International Sales: Movistar Plus+

Selected at San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026 (Official Selection – Out of Competition)