Wednesday, October 15, 9:15 PM
Cinema 21

In this Spanish comedy-drama 40-year-old Daniel, a financially secure accountant, meets a stunning, 23-year-old, “straight” Bulgarian refugee, Kyril (who is financially desperate), and falls instantly in love. He invites Kyril into his life and his bedroom knowing that he has other commitments (including a fiancé in Bulgaria) and that he could never love him back. In Daniel’s social circle this type of relationship is common, one based on mutual needs rather than an equal partnership. While Kyril is free to come-and-go as he pleases, he forbids Daniel to see other men under the threat of violence. As Daniel falls deeper in love he is increasingly drawn into Kyril’s suspicious activities and transgressions including mysterious packages, unexplained sources of income, and the Bulgarian mafia. Eventually, Daniel is so caught up in Kyril’s life he pays to have his fiancé brought to Spain and finds himself on the wrong side of the law to protect his Bulgarian lover.

Dir. Eloy de la Iglesia
2002 Spain 35mm 95 min Spanish with English subtitles