Mate Jaque

Martín returns from vacation and discovers that his lifelong neighbor, Jesús, has completely changed. Intrigued and with the disapproval of his roommate, he decides to investigate what has happened to him. How far will his curiosity take him?

Two fictional characters from very different stories meet by chance. This will give them the opportunity to reflect on their own existence and the nature of their reality.

A film composed of archival material and excerpts from an interview conducted in 1999 for the unfinished film “The True Story of Madame L.” After a decade out of the public eye, a group of film students manages to interview the woman who was once the most famous psychic on the Spanish scene. The political fortune teller, the snake charmer, the master of ceremonies, the ultimate charlatan: Madame Lola.

Nieves works in an industrial laundry and dreams of having a rabbit, after years marked by a surgery she did not choose.

Marc long ago decided to confront the trauma that has haunted him for years, but the past is starting to creep back in.

Antonio lives with his blind grandmother while trying to prevent her from discovering the terrifying reality that surrounds them.

Emilio is a dull guy with a dull life. He only enjoys doing monologues as an amateur comedian on the stage of the same place where he started some time ago. But, at 40 years old, his dream of making it as a comedian has not come true. Unlike Carla, who is a famous comedian with her own TV show. One night, Emilio paints Carla some mustaches on one of the posters advertising her show. A few nights later, Carla shows up at the place where Emilio is performing.

Dani, a poor 15-year-old boy, hates women, loves the gym and cryptocurrencies, and, despite his family, idolizes Leonidas, a controversial social media guru who constantly promises methods to become a millionaire, win over the girl of your dreams, and, most importantly, get out of San Blas.

Francisco is a beggar who lives in the Almudena cemetery. One afternoon, while walking among the graves, he meets Julio, another peculiar beggar who claims to be a poet.

Laia's story: a woman trying to overcome a difficult trauma after being abused by her ex-partner, meanwhile meeting a handsome young man to lean on.

A group of neighbors has been evicted from the communal housing where they had lived all their lives. They decide to take revenge on the speculator responsible for the injustice. Led by Lázaro, the oldest neighbor and a man of strong convictions, their aim is making him pay for the consequences of his greed and send a message to the rest of the world.

Jesús, a devout Christian, leads the women’s choir at his local parish. A few days before the Christmas celebration, he experiences a revelation: he has discovered that there is no paradise. Feeling deceived, he decides to prepare a speech to tell everyone that the afterlife does not exist.