Impressed by the tragic case of Spanish toddler Jonathan Vega, kidnapped in broad daylight from a Madrid buying middle, writer-director Marc Romero (“75 Days”) is ready to start manufacturing on “Hour and Twenty” (“Hora y Veinte”), alongside producers El Orgullo Producciones, La Cochera, Sorenfilms, La Raíz, Shift Dif and Corax Movies. 

The administrators’ second high-octane function shoots later this month, filming in Torrevieja (Alicante), Martos (Jaén), and Madrid over a 5 week stretch, additional sponsored by Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja (Alicante) in collaboration with Ayuntamiento de Martos (Jaén). The movie is slated to hit theaters this fall.

“We selected places such because the Parque Pure de Las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja (Alicante), due to its picturesque panorama of giant salt mountains surrounded by pink waters—it’s the right distinction to our thrilling, darkish story,” Romero relayed.

The narrative facilities on Manuela, performed by Goya nominee Macarena Gómez (“Shrew’s Nest”), a brazen and frantic mom who’ll cease at nothing to search out her six-year-old son Iván after he vanishes from their native mall on Christmas Eve.

“Of the annual little one disappearances worldwide, 95% have a contented ending and youngsters return house to their dad and mom. Our movie talks in regards to the different 5%, instances like that of Jonathan Vega,” Romero mentioned in a press release.

In tandem with Iván’s disappearance, the native police observe a suspected serial killer that may very well be responsible for a spate of crimes throughout the nation, transferring from metropolis to metropolis whereas eluding justice and main them on a fruitless chase.

All happenings culminate on the expansive buying house on the merriest of nights, the dichotomy palpable because the police ramp up the stress to close-in on the perpetrator earlier than he can seize his subsequent sufferer, Manuela discovering out that it solely takes one hour and twenty minutes for someone’s world to vary indefinitely.

“‘Hour and Twenty’ is ‘Die Laborious’ inside a mall, a high-tension thriller full of chases, race-against-the-clock moments, and loads of motion components,” Romero concluded.

Rounding out the lead roles are two-time Goya winner Roberto Álamo (“Might God Save Us,” “The Pores and skin I Stay In”) and three-time Goya winner Emma Suárez (“The Canine In The Manger,” “Julieta”), who lately featured within the Malaga opener “Somebody Who Takes Care of Me.” 

Boré Buika (“Palm Bushes In The Snow”) and Alex Sorian Brown (“Evan Wooden”) additionally star, with a particular look from famend Spanish vocalist Álex Ubago. 

“We’re very excited to board this manufacturing with our great co-producers and this stellar solid lead by Macarena, Roberto, and Emma in roles we’ve by no means seen them play earlier than,” mentioned Leticia Moreno, CEO of Sorenfilms. “This exhilarating script impressed by actual occasions deserves the most effective expertise on and off digicam, and we’re satisfied this story will captivate audiences and depart them wanting extra.”