The Fever

The Fever

Do not gamble with your luck

2022 · 8 min · ★ 10.0 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Short film that pays homage to Rod Serling's famous series, The Twilight Zone. Carlos is a young man who lives with his partner, Alicia. The problems to pay the bills make Carlos succumb to the world of online gambling, neglecting and forgetting, more and more, his girlfriend, who is becoming a mannequin as Carlos can not unhook.

Directed by Selena Pont Huerta · Written by Juan Sainz de Rozas González

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Juan Sainz de Rozas González Carlos
Laura Prats Marín Alicia

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