Secuestro Erróneo
2023 · 7m · España
Directed by Al Ruiz
Genres: crime, dark comedy, thriller
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic, tense
Antonio appears in a hideout with three kidnappers, accused of not returning the money he had lent. After being instigated, the kidnappers realise he is not the right person; soon situations unfold that overwhelm Antonio, and even the kidnappers themselves.
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A kidnapping where the hostage becomes the real problem—watching three criminals spiral as their victim implodes is exactly the kind of premise that makes you question who the actual threat is, and Ruiz leans into that chaos without apologizing for the mess.
The escalating absurdism sits uneasily in the crime-thriller tradition, resisting the genre's formal conventions; it's more Buñuel than *Rififi*, which is ambitious but asks whether tonal whiplash constitutes formal rigor or just instability.
The turning point hinges entirely on the actors' ability to hold barely-suppressed panic and confusion as the dynamic inverts—that shift in performance energy is what reframes the whole power structure and makes the premise work.