Overview

• New 4K restoration opens in Spain this week with confirmed screenings in Bilbao area venues including Cinesa Zubiarte, Max Ocio and Social Antzokia, and in San Sebastián at Cinesa Urbil and Garbera and Sade Príncipe.
• Set in a Madrid apartment block, the black comedy follows an estate agent played by Carmen Maura who discovers a hidden fortune and faces a hostile community of neighbors.
• Carmen Maura won the Concha de Plata at San Sebastián and later the Goya for Best Actress, with Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and the visual effects team also receiving Goyas.
• Originally released in 2000, the film grossed nearly €7 million on a roughly €2.5 million budget and drew about 1.5 million cinema-goers.
• Critics highlight influences from Hitchcock, Polanski and the comic 13, Rúe del Percebe, alongside ambitious production design that built multi-level sets and a functioning elevator for an extended shoot.