Meet Netlfix’s surprising psychological thriller that will have you biting your nails…

Anyone who is a fan of suspense and horror already knows the pitfalls. It is difficult to surprise this kind of spectator, because he has seen a lot, imagined a lot, and almost nothing scares him anymore. He’s a tough fan to please, but when a movie manages to be well done and appeal to those viewers, word of mouth is quickly generated by the crowd and the production enters favorites lists. This is how we can define the ‘Cage’ feature, which, without much fanfare, has already debuted in Netflix’s top 10.

Paula (Elena Anaya) and Simón (Pablo Molinero) are a couple returning home when they suddenly see a child in the middle of the road at night. They take her to the hospital for treatment, as she seems to be in a fragile state of health. As the days go by, they discover that the child is called Clara (Eva Tennear), but that she does not speak, although she understands a little Spanish. In the absence of information about the child or about a family looking for her, Paula and Simón decide to stay a few days with Clara, because it is obvious that the young girl has created a bond of trust with them. But, at the same time, it is also evident that the girl has suffered one or more types of trauma, since, in addition to not speaking, she has a behavior that does not allow her to leave the space beyond that marked with chalk on the floor. What initially seemed like a chance for Paula and Simón to start a family, slowly turns into a darker story than either of them imagined.

‘Cage’ has an incredible, imaginative plot with a foot in reality. The screenplay by Isabel Peña and Ignacio Tatay patiently unfolds the plot, starting from the initial drama presented in the first scene, then proceeding to unfold the thriller by placing the pieces on the table halfway; then, all of a sudden, a very important piece is embedded, giving meaning to the context of the other pieces around it that were scattered haphazardly, catching the viewer off guard and, precisely because of that, making him happy .

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Ignacio Tatay makes great use of the limited number of settings to tell the plot of ‘Cage’ without having to distract us with heavenly scenarios: the whole story takes place essentially in the home of the protagonist couple, in the hospital and at the police – it is not until the third act, when we find out what really happened, that other settings come into play. In fact, it is at the turn of the second to the third act, when everything is revealed, that even by telling the viewer the big reveal too soon, the script gives us the opportunity to follow the final assembly of the denouement. in a much more bizarre and immersive world, with nail-biting horror scenes.

‘Cage’ is a pleasant surprise that arrived silently on Netflix, and even features a cameo of Esther Acebo (Mónica, from ‘La Casa de Papel’) as the neighbor who doesn’t even close in on herself. sure it’s her, because, after all, the movie uses that familiar face. It’s a great psychological thriller that you can’t say much about without taking the risk of delivering the big twist.

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