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Spanish film director best known for the 2019 film The Platform (El hoyo).

Directed the film The Platform (El hoyo), released in 2019 and noted for festival screenings (Sitges, Toronto) and distribution via Netflix. His work on Il Buco is described as a political, dystopian horror allegory.

The available review analyzes Il Buco (The Platform) as a raw, cruel dystopian parable set in a vertical prison where a descending platform determines who eats. It highlights the film's social metaphor about inequality, its sparse, filthy mise-en-scène, icy/red cinematography and minimal, unsettling soundtrack. The review notes festival presence (Sitges, Toronto) and mentions Netflix distribution.