Screening of 'Sleep Tight' ('Mientras Duermes') at the 2012 Festival Of New Spanish Cinema.

In its fifth consecutive year, the 2012 Festival of New Spanish Cinema consolidates itself as the most important itinerant festival of contemporary Spanish Cinema in North America. Pragda and the Embassy of Spain in Canada celebrate its return, which will bring some of the riskiest and most innovative Spanish films of the year to ByTowne Cinema, featuring the strongest program yet. All the films are premieres in Ottawa.

Legendary horror director Jaume Balagueró (from the [REC] saga) brings us a frightening and claustrophobic thriller. In Sleep Tight, César —a wonderful Luis Tosar in the best performance of his career— works as a superintendent in an apartment building. It may not be the best job in the world, but he wouldn't change it for any other. The position allows him to know the tenants' movements and habits, to study them, discover their weak spots, their secrets. If he wanted to, he could even control their lives, stick a finger in their wounds, and manipulate them as if he were God; all that without raising suspicions. Because César has a secret of his own: he likes to inflict pain around him. And the new tenant from Apt. 5ºB comes and goes, always radiant, smiling; she will soon become César’s new target.

Sleep Tight (Mientras Duermes)

Spain, 2011, 101 minutes. Directed by Jaume Balagueró. In Spanish with English subtitles. Rated 14A; Mature Theme.

With Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan.

Venue

325 Rideau Street, Ottawa

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Venue

ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON

Phone

613-789-3456

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