Fuego

Luis Marías : 2014
Fire

The life of Carlos, a policeman in the Basque Countries, changes radically after being the target, together with his family, of an ETA bombing. One day, a bomb explodes in his car: he is not harmed but his wife is killed and his 10-year-old daughter loses her legs. Twelve years later he has moved to Barcelona, found a job in a private security company and his daughter seems to have overcome the traumatic experience, although there are still some traces left. After years of counselling, he appears to be a man who has been given a second chance in life. But nothing could be farther from the truth. In the deepest corner of his heart there is only one feeling which consumes all others: hate. The fires of resentment and vengeance make him develop a Machiavellian plan to return all the damage his family has suffered by taking revenge on the family of his wife's murderer. Luis Marías's second feature was winner of the Audience Award for Best Film in the Official Section when it premiered at Gijón International Film Festival 2014.