Betibú

Miguel Cohan : 2014

On a day like any other day in an exclusive, gated private neighbourhood, Pedro Chazarreta is found dead. Chazarreta is not only a powerful industrialist, but was also suspected of the murder of his wife by simulating a domestic accident a few years ago. The well-known novelist Nurit Iscar, known as Betibú, is contracted to cover the story for the newspaper 'El Tribuno'. Teaming up with the paper's veteran but now demoted crime reporter and the new US and Spanish-educated section head, whose interests initially lie elsewhere, the trio soon realise that this is no random crime but rather one in a series of murders that goes to the heart of the establishment. Is Chazarreta's death related to his wife's? Are the reasons for it hidden in his past? A conspiracy thriller where office politics blend with institutional corruption. Miguel Cohan's second feature had its UK premiere at London Film Festival 2014.