Gwen (2018)

Gwen has only her mother and younger sister to defend the family farm with from the greed of local industrialists.

'Gwen' was supposed to be a folk horror, similar to VVItch, or so I thought, but it is a historical, social horror that takes place in Wales during the Industrial Revolution. Well made, the girl in the titular role and the mother are amazing, but this does not help create a movie that can be watched again.

Director:  William McGregor   

With: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Jodie Innes, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Maxine Peake

Rating: 8/10

El hoyo / The Platform (2019)

In a prison-like building, a kind of social experiment takes place in which a platform with the only food available for the day goes around vertically, allowing the occupants to eat in the order of their floors.

A social commentary film, raw and heartbreaking, without a more concrete solution than just the hope that lies with the next generation. It credibly presents an explicit metaphor of the current world situation where those who have a lot also use too much and very little remains to reach those who have too little anyway. Moreover, it shows that a lot of the components that perpetuate this evil do not do this consciously, as the parties work independently, without a clear vision over the big picture, because ignorance gives them an excuse under which they hide more or less voluntarily. Human nature is cruel and not all evil is born evil.

Directed by: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

With: Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale

Rating: 8/10