EL INSTINTO
Synopsis
ABEL (40) is a brilliant architect who suffers from agoraphobia. He has been living isolated in the mountains for three years, unable to set foot on the street. As a result of a very important professional opportunity and the possibility of losing SONIA (45), his ex-partner and partner in the studio where he works, he must seek an immediate solution for his illness. Therapy does not work for him and the only solution he can grab is the offer of JOSÉ (55), a prestigious dog trainer who is convinced that his techniques with dogs can correct his problem. But José reveals psychotic behavior that was not appreciated at the beginning of the relationship. And what at first seemed like a solution gradually turns into torture from which Abel will find himself unable to escape. The trainer trying to turn the human into his hunting dog...
The Instinct (2025) is a 1h 32min thriller feature film by Juan Albarracín (Spain). A home invasion thriller starring a dog trainer trying to modify a human's brain. Selected for Mountains of Horror Film Festival (2025).
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Festival History
- ETREUM Horror Film Fest 2025
- Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival 2025 - Ibero-American Competition - Best Film
- FRIGHTFEST 2025 - Discovery Screen 3
- HÕFF - Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2025 - HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
- It's Alive! Horror Film Festival 2025 - Features
- Lund Fantastic Film Festival 2026 2025 - Méliès d'Argent
- Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival 2025 - Selección de Largometraje Iberoamericano de Horror
- Mountains of Horror Film Festival 2025 - Selección Oficial Largometraje
- Oculto Film Fest 2025 generic - Opening film (El Paso, Oct 24); Feature (Ciudad Juárez)
- Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2025 - Features
- Elche International Fantastic Film Festival - FANTAELX 2024 generic - Sección oficial a competición (feature)
- ISLA CALAVERA Festival de cine Fantástico de Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna 2024 - Seccion Oficial Largometrajes
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Spain | May 16, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Juan Albarracín |
| Cast | Javier Pereira (Abel), Fernando Cayo (José), Eva Llorach (Sonia), Pepe Villena (Padre), Silvia Conesa (Madre), Rocío Bernal (Elisa), Nicolás Edo (Abel niño), José María del Río (Locutor (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Juan Albarracín |
| Producer | Dany Campos, Iván Emery, José Egea, Juan Poveda |
| Cinematography | Iván Emery |
| Editing | Álvaro Delgado |
| Sound | Fernando Cano |
Technical
| Runtime | 1h 33min |
| Aspect ratio | 1.55:1 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | Digital |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt27642303 |
| TMDB | 1315946 |
| FILMFREEWAY | ELINSTINTO |
Additional data: TMDB.
