Fatum [+leggi anche:
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The plot introduces us to compulsive gambler Sergio (played by Tosar), who, despite having promised his partner that he has overcome his accursed addiction, receives a tip-off about a rigged football match. Fully intending to get back all of the money he has lost recently, he returns to his regular betting shop, intent on winning. Everything seems to be going swimmingly, when suddenly Alejo (played by Arón Piper), another habitual gambler, bursts into the joint with a weapon.

After the police are warned that something strange is going on, Special Ops sniper Pablo (Álex García) is pressured to intervene by police chief Costa (Elena Anaya). However, the officer’s mind is not on his job, but rather on the hospital where his son’s life is hanging by a thread. Until one gunshot will change Sergio’s and Pablo’s lives forever…

Director Galiñanes states, “All of the characters in the film are driven by emotions such as love, vengeance and guilt, which is why it’s really easy to empathise with them. Because in Fatum, there are neither goodies nor baddies; only people who collide head-on with the whims of fate.”

For her part, Emma Lustres, the producer of the film (as well as other hits such as Cell 211 [+leggi anche:
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Juan Galiñanes (Pontevedra, 1980), who co-wrote the script for Paco Plaza’s Eye for an Eye, has directed various adverts and short films (such as El bufón y la infanta and Sailor) as well as a few episodes of Serramoura and A Estiba. In addition, he has served as the editor of films such as Dhogs [+leggi anche:
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Fatum is a production by Spanish outfit Vaca Films, in co-production with France’s Playtime Productions, and with the involvement of RTVE, Amazon and TVG. It has secured backing from the ICAA and AGADIC. It will be distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, and its international sales are handled by France’s Playtime.