Screenplay: Michel Gaztambide

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Michel Gaztambide. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Vacas (Cows)

1992 · Movie · 96 min. · Spain

Direction Julio Medem

Cast Carmelo Gómez · Emma Suárez · Ana Torrent · Karra Elejalde

Synopsis Vacas (Cows) (1992) is a haunting Spanish drama directed by Julio Medem. Set in the Basque Country, the film spans three generations of two rival families, the Mendiluzes and the Irigibels, whose lives are intertwined by love, betrayal, and violence....

6.9

11K votes

6.9

11K votes

Giants (TV Series)

2018 · Series · 60 min. · Spain

Direction Enrique Urbizu · Jorge Dorado

Cast José Coronado · Daniel Grao · Isak Férriz · Carlos Librado

Synopsis TV series (2018-2019). 2 Seasons. 12 Episodes. Series that tells the story of the Guerrero family, a family that has found in the business of buying and selling furniture in the flea market of Madrid the perfect cover for the...

6.8

3K votes

6.8

3K votes

Petra

2018 · Movie · 107 min. · Spain

Direction Jaime Rosales

Cast Bárbara Lennie · Àlex Brendemühl · Joan Botey · Marisa Paredes

Synopsis Petra doesn’t know who her father is. Her entire life, it’s been hidden from her. After the death of her mother, she embarks on a search that leads her to Jaume, a famous artist and a powerful, ruthless man. On...

6.7

4K votes

6.7

4K votes

Close Your Eyes

2023 · Movie · 169 min. · Spain

Direction Víctor Erice

Cast Manolo Solo · José Coronado · Ana Torrent · Soledad Villamil

Synopsis Close Your Eyes (2023) follows a renowned filmmaker who mysteriously vanishes during the production of his final movie. Years later, his close friend and collaborator, an aging actor, is drawn into a haunting journey when footage from the unfinished film...

6.7

7K votes

6.7

7K votes

La línea invisible (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Series · 45 min. · Spain

Direction Mariano Barroso

Cast Àlex Monner · Antonio de la Torre · Enric Auquer · Anna Castillo

Synopsis La línea invisible (TV Miniseries) (2020) follows the gripping true story of a young man's radicalization and involvement in the founding of the terrorist group ETA in 1960s Spain. Set against the backdrop of Franco's dictatorship, the series explores the...

6.6

7K votes

6.6

7K votes

Life Marks

2003 · Movie · 107 min. · Spain

Direction Enrique Urbizu

Cast José Coronado · Zay Nuba · Juan Sanz · Sandro Polo

Synopsis It portrays the relationship between brothers Fito and Pedro, who have been apart for thirteen years since Pedro left for England and never called.

6.6

4K votes

6.6

4K votes

Box 507

2002 · Movie · 104 min. · Spain

Direction Enrique Urbizu

Cast Antonio Resines · José Coronado · Goya Toledo · Juan Fernández

Synopsis Box 507 (2002) follows Modesto, a bank manager whose life spirals into chaos after a robbery at his branch uncovers a mysterious safe deposit box numbered 507. When his daughter is kidnapped, he discovers the box holds secrets tied to...

6.5

17K votes

6.5

17K votes

A Bit of Chocolate

2008 · Movie · 96 min. · Spain

Direction Aitzol Aramaio

Cast Héctor Alterio · Daniel Brühl · Julieta Serrano · Bárbara Goenaga

Synopsis Lucas and Maria are brother and sister, and they are elderly. They share a house with their memories and the friendly ghosts of the people they have loved. They know that sooner or later, one before the other, they will...

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

No Rest for the Wicked

2011 · Movie · 104 min. · Spain

Direction Enrique Urbizu

Cast José Coronado · Rodolfo Sancho · Helena Miquel · Juanjo Artero

Synopsis In No Rest for the Wicked (2011), Inspector Santos, a troubled Madrid police officer, becomes entangled in a complex web of crime and corruption after a seemingly routine investigation takes a dark turn. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a...

6.0

39K votes

6.0

39K votes

Direction Salvador Calvo

Cast Quim Gutiérrez · Patxi Freytez · Aura Garrido · Luis Bermejo

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2016). 2 Episodes. Basque Country, 1980s. In an atmosphere of tension and fear, where the abertzale harassment and ETA violence are a constant, Eloy (Quim Gutiérrez) is a young civil guard who has just asked for a transfer...

5.8

1K votes

5.8

1K votes

Baztan

2012 · Movie · 98 min. · Spain

5.7

185 votes

5.7

185 votes

5.6

22 votes

The Vault

2021 · Movie · 118 min. · Spain

Direction Jaume Balagueró

Cast Freddie Highmore · Liam Cunningham · Astrid Bergès-Frisbey · Luis Tosar

Synopsis Thom, a genius engineering graduate is interested in the Bank of Spain's safe. The Bank building is more than 100 years old, with no building blueprints available and a security system that includes an underground river that will flood the...

5.4

4K votes

5.4

4K votes

5.4

676 votes

El idioma imposible

2010 · Movie · 90 min. · Spain

Direction Rodrigo Rodero

Cast Andrés Gertrudix · Irene Escolar · Helena Miquel · Karra Elejalde

Synopsis Fernando lives in the heart of Barcelona in the early eighties, against a backdrop of sinister and peculiar characters to whom he sells anphetamines in order to get by. One morning, after one of his many sleepless nights, Fernando meets...

5.2

169 votes

5.2

169 votes

Kalebegiak

2016 · Movie · 100 min. · Spain

Direction Koldo Almandoz · Asier Altuna · Luiso Berdejo · Daniel Calparsoro

Cast Ramón Agirre · Marta Etura · Bárbara Goenaga · Paco Sagarzazu

Synopsis Twelve short films, twelve portraits of the city of San Sebastian. Historic names and young promises in the field of movies made in Gipuzkoa come together in his film promoted by San Sebastian, European Capital of Culture 2016.

5.1

87 votes

5.1

87 votes

Libertad

2021 · Movie · 138 min. · Spain

5.0

419 votes

5.0

419 votes

Chatarra

1991 · Movie · 96 min. · Spain

4.8

230 votes

4.8

230 votes

Vuelo IL8714 (TV Miniseries)

2010 · Series · 135 min. · Spain

Direction Norberto López Amado

Cast Carmelo Gómez · Emma Suárez · Fernando Cayo · Asier Etxeandia

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2010). 2 Episodes. Recreates the Spanair plane crash, two years after the tragedy (August 20, 2008). Careful recreation of the plane crash of Spanair flight JK5022, covering the route Madrid-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which crashed on the...

4.7

367 votes

4.7

367 votes

Neckan

2016 · Movie · 93 min. · Spain

Direction Gonzalo Tapia

Cast Pablo Rivero · Hermann Bonnín · Natalia Plascencia · Manuel Manquiña

Synopsis The story takes place in April 1956, when the Spanish presence in northen Morocco ends. Santiago, a young Spanish lawyer, son of an influential family in Spain, arrives in Tetouan, the capital of the Protectorate. Apparently, his mission is to...

4.7

362 votes

4.7

362 votes