Set in the 70s rural Spain, director Javier Gutiérrez's THE WAIT offers a tragic Folk Horror tale that comes with familiar burnt yellow-ish color grading in a dry, sweaty landscape; evoking a feeling of despair & uncertainty in almost every frame,. The story takes place in the dark & mystical Andalusian countryside, a place marked by ancestral traditions. It follows Eladio who works as the groundskeeper of a hunting estate owned by the powerful Don Francisco. After taking a bribe from a local hunter, Eladio's normal life falls apart, plunging him into the depths of guilt, hatred, and revenge.
A pretty well executed Spanish slow burner that definitely deserve some attentions from then genre fans.
