Strangers (1999 film)

Strangers is a 1999 Spanish psychological drama film directed by Imanol Uribe starring Carmelo Gómez, María Casal, and Ingrid Rubio.

Plot

Private investigator Goya Lamarca is hired to investigate Sofía's behaviour by the latter's husband after the disclosure of the suicide note of Sofía's mother.

Production

Strangers is loosely based on the novel La soledad era esto by Juan José Millás. As the script revisions increasingly diverged from the original work, Millás asked not to be credited in the film. The film was produced by Enrique Cerezo PC and it had the participation of TVE. worked as set decorator.

Release

Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 9 April 1999.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the "initially intriguing psychodrama" "falls apart after an hour when labyrinthine mind games start to swamp the action".