SPANISH FILM CLUB
Free contemporary Spanish-language features presented with the support of Pragda, Spain Arts and Culture and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain
29 – 30 SEP 2016

The Country of Fear (El Pais del Miedo)
FRANCISCO ESPADA / SPAIN / 2015 / 102 MIN
Sept 29 Thurs 7:30 p.m.

A festival favorite, The Country of Fear is a must see for high school and college level students. The film touches upon one of the most talk about behavioral issues happening on campus these days.

Carlos, Sara, and their preteen son Pablo, live a peaceful middle-class life until Sara begins to notice things disappearing in the house. She blames the Moroccan maid and eventually fires her. But the stealing doesn’t stop; Pablo is the culprit. Fearful, Carlos decides to follow Pablo to school where he discovers that a 13-year-old classmate, Marta, is bullying and extorting Pablo. But resolving the affair isn’t that easy and he becomes Marta’s victim as well. Carlos’s inability to defend himself or his son, pushes him to a series of anguished situations that would lead him to make the wrong decisions.