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Tales of the Lockdown (2020)
An apprentice hit man who wants to surpass his mentor, two friends whom everyone except themselves sees as a couple, a Real Madrid football player about to embark on an acting career, a serial killer with a heart who finds his soul mate and a corrupt landowner cornered when a “parcel” arrives at his door make up these five self-contained stories, ranging from romantic comedy to drama, as well as terror, dark humour and thriller.
Writing:
- Álvaro Longoria
- Cecilia Gessa
Release Date:
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Country: ES
Language: Es
Runtime: 20
Country: ES
Language: Es
Runtime: 20
Season 1:
June 2020 . Once the state of alarm is over, Alberto gets a visit from Maca, a stranger who says she lives across the street . The eye contact she claims existed between them during the daily 8 PM balcony applause for health care workers has apparently awakened something special in her. But the man living inside the walls of that apartment is not the man Maca was expecting to find.
A young hit man gets advice from a seasoned killer. Teaching him a series of basic rules of the trade and sharing a variety of experiences from the course of his career, the veteran tries to help his clumsy apprentice successfully complete his first job.
Carlos and Susana share an apartment, friendship and sometimes more. Susana is about to move to Finland with her boyfriend, Haikinen. Carlos' and Susana's friends always say they seem like a couple, but they disagree, until something unexpected happens.
Sandra is an actress in quarantine, lively and hardworking, who gets a chance to try out for a leading role in an important TV series. The problem is she has to record her own test at home and the only potential co-star to do the lines with is her boyfriend, Fernando, a computer technician who doesn't look like much of an actor.
Gourmet is a story loaded with irony and dark humor narrating the home confinement of a big shot real estate businessman. We hear the story of how the son of a poor slaughterhouse worker from Lugo ended up marrying a rich Chilean heiress. They both must face the economic setbacks of confinement on the real estate market. Their ambition and determination will provide them with an unexpected way out of their problems.
