- We review the new Spanish Netflix films that have been released and will be released throughout 2022with names like Javier Ruiz Caldera, David Casademunt and the Pastor brothers.
- The best Spanish movies on Netflix, ordered
- The best Spanish films of the 21st century
- The best Netflix original movies, ranked
Spanish cinema on Netflix always surprises, and 2022 will be no different. A group of promising films will arrive next year to show that national fiction is not only in perfect health, but that it is on fire. The world looks at us and our cinema responds with fast-paced thrillers that have you on the edge of the sofa, romantic dramas that will go around the world thanks to their successful literary base, dramas with a social conscience that make us look at the world in a different way. , futuristic landscapes that show us the consequence of the problems of the present and comedies to break out laughing and recommend non-stop. Wow, everything, and with stars from our national screens such as Carmen Machi, Quim Gutiérrez, Mario Casas, Inma Cuesta, Roberto Álamo, María Pedraza and more.
All this and more is what projects like ‘The snow girl’, the adaptation of the novel by Javier Castillo which will star Milena Smit (the new Almodóvar girl thanks to ‘Parallel Mothers’, which is nominated for the next Oscars 2022). In the book, we followed a journalism student who investigates the disappearance of Kiera Templeton, a three-year-old girl whose trail is lost during the Thanksgiving parade in New York in 1998. The mysteries also accumulate in the new film of Patxi Amezcua, provisionally titled ‘Infiesto’, and which is located just at the beginning of the state of alarm. Something sounds like us! In this list we will also comment on everything we know about the ambitious and international new project of the Pastor brothers (‘Hogar’): a ‘spin-off’ to the Spanish of the film ‘A blind’, starring Sandra Bullock in 2018 and directed by Susanne Bier. Now, his catastrophic world will spread through the streets of Barcelona in a film that will have a cast led by the great Mario Casas. And we can’t wait to see what he looks like.
Without further delay, here we compile the best Spanish films that we will see in 2022 on Netflix, from premieres already completed such as the terrifying ‘El páramo’ to hilarious comedies such as ‘Amor de madre’, which will arrive in time for spring. Don’t worry, we will update everything we know about them: their release date, their synopsis, their cast and more. We don’t want to miss a single detail. Which of these new productions are you most looking forward to?
‘The Wasteland’ by David Casademunt
To the best horror movies on Netflix we can add this film by David Casademunt, starring Inma Cuesta, Roberto Álamo, Asier Flores and Alejandra Howard. It premiered on January 6 on the platform.
The film tells the story of a family that lives isolated from the rest of the world, but not even that distance will protect them from what is to come. The calm of his day to day is altered by the presence of a terrifying creature that will test not only their survival skills, but also the very relationship between them
‘The Wasteland’: The Ending Explained
’Through my window’ by Marçal Fores
The film, based on the international literary phenomenon written by Ariana Godoy (who also writes the script) and directed by Marçal Fores, arrived on Netflix on February 4. And watch out, there will be more: ‘Through my window’ will have two sequels.
The synopsis reads: “Raquel has been crazy all her life for Ares, her attractive and mysterious neighbor. She observes him without being seen and it is that, much to her regret, they have not exchanged a word. Raquel is very clear about her goal: to get Ares to fall in love with her. But she is not an innocent girl and she is not willing to lose everything along the way, much less herself.” With this story, it is destined to become one of the best romantic movies on Netflix.
‘The Glass Girls’ by Jota Linares
Maria Pedraza (‘Elite’) stars in this new film by Jota Linares (with whom he already worked on ‘Who would you take to a desert island?’, also on Netflix), a psychological drama around the world of dance.
It opens on April 8.
The movie, which will compete for the Biznaga de Oro at the Malaga Festival, follows a dancer who must replace a colleague who has just committed suicide. White of all the jealousy and cruelty of her companions, Irene (Pedraza) finds a friend in one of the company’s new dancers, but her relationship will become obsessive. The story is written by himself. Jota Linares and Jorge Naranjo and produced by Juan Solá, Nacho Manubens, Toni Sevilla and Mark Albela from Federation Spain. Complete your deal Mona Martinez, Marta Hazas and Anne Wageneras well as a cast of professional dancers making their acting debut, led by Paula Losada.
‘Mother’s love’ by Paco Caballero
This comedy directed by Paco Caballero will take us on vacation hand in hand with a mother and a son, who will play Carmen Machi and Quim Gutierrez. It is produced by Morena Films and Lab Cinema, and will arrive on Netflix in the spring of 2022. In its cast we will also find Yolanda Ramos and Justina Bustos.
It opens on April 29.
With a script by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor, follow a young man who has just been stood up at the altar and sees how his mother decides to accompany him on the honeymoon. Will it become one of the best Netflix comedies?
‘The criminal readers club’ by Carlos Alonso Ojea
The first slasher Netflix Spanish is just around the corner. Directed by Carlos Alonso Ojea and with a script by the writer Carlos García Miranda based on his own novel, ‘The criminal readers’ club’ promises strong emotions in the field of teen terror. Filming has begun and at the moment there is no release date. Produced by Brutal Media, the film stars the young talents Veki Velilla, Álvaro Mel, Priscilla Delgado, Iván Pellicer, Ane Rot, Carlos Alcaide, Hamza Zaidi, María Cerezuela (winner of the award for Best New Actress at the Goyas 2022) and has the participation of Daniel Grao.
The story follows eight young college students who meet weekly in a book club to share their passion for horror literature. After being accomplices in a fatal accident and signing a pact of silence, the group of young people will be threatened by an anonymous writer who wants to reveal his dark secret in a very original way: by publishing a bloody horror novel based on them on social networks. . But what if fiction begins to creep into reality?
‘A blind’ (provisional title) by the Pastor brothers
From the producers of the international phenomenon ‘Blind’, the post-apocalyptic film starring Sandra Bullock, now arrives an extension of the universe that awed the public in 2018. We know the context: a mysterious force has decimated the world’s population, pushing anyone who looks at it to take their own lives, so the survivors have to wear blindfolds to protect themselves.
Now, Sebastián and his daughter Anna must embark on their own path to survival through the deserted streets of Barcelona.. But as they forge tenuous alliances with other survivors and seek refuge, a threat more sinister than the invisible beings rises. This ambitious production will be directed by Àlex and David Pastorand starring Mario Casas, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva, Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth, Patrick Criado, Celia Freijeiro, with Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
‘Nowhere’ (provisional title) by Albert Pintó
Directed by Albert Pintostarring Anna Castillo and produced by Miguel Ruzthis promises to be one of the highlights of Netflix next year in the field of fiction in Spanish.
The film takes place in the near future and is about Nada, a young pregnant woman who escapes from a country at war hidden in a container aboard a freighter. Halfway through the journey, a violent storm throws the container into the sea. Trapped in the metal coffin, Nada gives birth to her daughter. Now, weakened by childbirth, adrift, without food or water, she must fight to survive and save the girl.
’Infiesto’ (working title) by Patxi Amezcua
Written and directed by Patxi Amezcuathis Vaca Films production is also included in the Netflix calendar for 2022. It stars Isak Ferriz and Iria del Rioand filming began on October 28 in Gijón.
The film starts on the first day of the state of alarm, where two inspectors are called to a small mining town in the Asturian mountains where a young woman who had been presumed dead for months has appeared. As the world falls apart and personal tragedies strike everywhere, the detectives soon realize that the virus may not be the only dark force at work. Perhaps we can soon count it among the best thrillers of Spanish cinema.
‘A Man of Action’ by Javier Ruiz Caldera
the filmmaker Javier Ruiz Caldera (‘Superlopez’) will sign a film on Netflix based on the real figure of Navarrese Lucio Urtubia, who is known as anarchist robin hood, and whose title is ‘A man of action’. It is starring Juan Jose Ballesta and Miki Esparbe.
“The life of Urtubia, robber, forger, anarchist and, above all, bricklayer, was a fabulous inspiration to build a fast-paced, fun and exciting movie“, the director said in a statement when the project was announced. Produced by La Pulga y el Elefante SL for the platform, it will be shot between Spain and France and will be set between the 50s and 80s.
‘Phenomena’ (Carlos Theron)
Directed by Carlos Theron and written by Fernando Navarro and Marta Buchaca, it will be shot over the next 9 weeks between Toledo and Madrid as the main locations. Belén Rueda, Gracia Olayo, Toni Acosta and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba lead a cast completed by Ivan Massagué, Óscar Ortuño, Lorena López and Antonio Pagudo.
“At the end of the 90s, Sagrario (Belén Rueda), Paz (Gracia Olayo), Gloria (Toni Acosta) and Father Girón (Emilio Gutiérrez Cava), form a research team specialized in paranormal phenomena: the Hepta group. Although The group is not going through its best moment, they agree to investigate an antique shop where strange things happen. But what seemed like a case like any other, will become the most difficult of their lives. And only together can they solve it.”
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