The Red Thread
2016 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.7 · 26% critics
Seven years after a brief, intense encounter, two people run into each other again and discover their pull hasn’t faded. Now with spouses and families, they’re forced to weigh desire, loyalty, and the idea that fate might be nudging them back together.
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Details
- Original title
- El hilo rojo
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-05-19
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (193 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a steamy, emotionally messy romance that leans into chemistry and tough choices, similar to Below Her Mouth or Endings, Beginnings; Not for you if cheating themes bother you or you want a light, feel-good love story.
Pros: strong chemistry; steamy romance; realistic tone | Cons: uneven writing; shallow character depth; myth feels forced
Themes
- infidelity
- love triangle
- marriage
- love
- extramarital affair
- woman director
Cast & crew
Eugenia Suárez
as Abril
Benjamín Vicuña
as Manuel
Hugo Silva
as Bruno
Guillermina Valdes
as Laura
- MB
Manuel Bozal
as Felix
Leticia Siciliani
as Sofía
Directed by Daniela Goggi