The Occupant

2020 Spanish thriller film by David Pastor and Àlex Pastor
  • David Pastor
  • Àlex Pastor
Written by
  • David Pastor
  • Àlex Pastor
Produced by
  • Adrián Guerra
  • Núria Valls
  • Marta Sánchez
StarringCinematographyPau CastejónEdited byMartí RocaMusic byLucas Vidal
Production
company
Nostromo Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25) (Netflix)
Running time
103 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

The Occupant (Spanish: Hogar) is a 2020 Spanish thriller drama film directed by David Pastor and Àlex Pastor, and written by David Pastor and Àlex Pastor.[1][2][3]

Plot

The plot revolves around Javier Muñoz (Javier Gutiérrez), a former executive who is forced to sell his apartment because of unemployment. He becomes obsessed with the new occupants, and begins infiltrating their lives.

Cast

  • Javier Gutiérrez as Javier Muñoz
  • Mario Casas as Tomás
  • Bruna Cusí as Lara
  • Ruth Díaz as Marga
  • David Ramírez [es] as Damián
  • David Selvas as Darío
  • David Verdaguer as Raul
  • Vicky Luengo as Natalia
  • Ernesto Collado as Professor
  • Mireia Rey as Actriz
  • Josep Maria Alejandre
  • Aleida Torrent as Treintañera
  • Júlia Molins [es]
  • Raül Ferre as Lucas

Release

The film was slated for a March 2020 world premiere at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival, but the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic disruption.[4] It was released on March 25, 2020 on Netflix.[5]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 61% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Meandering character development undercuts The Occupant's exciting premise, though Javier Gutiérrez's exceptional performance makes the proceedings work."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Netflix Sets Javier Gutierrez, Mario Casas for 'Hogar'". Variety. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Occupant' on Netflix, a Spanish Thriller About a Man Who Loses His Job, and Then His Mind". Decider. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. ^ "The Occupant Review". Empire Online. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. ^ ""Hogar": explicación del final de 'The Occupant', la nueva película española de Netflix". El Comercio. 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ García, Ángel (30 March 2020). "'Hogar' se convierte en la nueva obsesión de los suscriptores de Netflix". forbes.com.
  6. ^ "The Occupant (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

External links

  • The Occupant at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Occupant on Netflix Edit this at Wikidata