Hidden Murder

Hidden Murder
Theatrical release poster
SpanishParecido a un asesinato
Directed byAntonio Hernández
Screenplay byRafael Calatayud Cano
Based onParecido a un asesinato
by Juan Bolea
Produced byRamiro Acero
Starring
CinematographyGuillem Oliver
Edited byAntonio Frutos
Music byLuis Ivars
Production
companies
  • Sunrise Pictures
  • Parecido a un asesinato la película AIE
  • Prisma Cine
Distributed byVértice 360
Release dates
  • 23 September 2025 (2025-09-23) (Zinemaldia)
  • 3 October 2025 (2025-10-03) (Spain)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Hidden Murder[1] (Spanish: Parecido a un asesinato, lit.'murder-alike') is a 2025 psychological thriller film directed by Antonio Hernández from a screenplay by Rafa Calatayud based on the novel by Juan Bolea. It stars Blanca Suárez, Eduardo Noriega, Tamar Novas, and Claudia Mora.

Plot

The seemingly joyful life of Eva, now living with writer Nazario and the latter's teen daughter Alicia is threatened by the harassment of her former partner José, who abused Eva in the past.[2][3]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Sunrise Pictures alongside Parecido a un asesinato la película AIE and Prisma Cine, with the association of Telespan 2000 (Squirrel), and the participation of RTVE, Amazon Prime Video, À Punt, and Aragón TV.[2] It was shot in Valencia and in the Pyrenees sector belonging to the province of Huesca.[6]

Release

The film was presented in a RTVE gala at Cines Príncipe during the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2025.[7][8] Distributed by Vértice 360,[2] it is set to be released theatrically in Spain on 3 October 2025.

Reception

Miguel Ángel Sánchez of HobbyConsolas gave the film 70 points ('good'), deeming it to be a solvent thriller while pointing out that it abuses of some forces dialogue lines in order to spoonfeed things over.[4]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the film ostensibly improves during its second third with a "phenomenal" Novas after a questionable first third with bad acting work and stiffness in the collective scenes, otherwise finding the film to be reminiscing of 1990s psychological thrillers such as Cape Fear and Sleeping with the Enemy.[9]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2025
8th Lola Gaos Awards Best Original Score Luis Ivars Nominated [10][11]
Best Original Song "Caminar el tiempo" by Blanca Paloma and Luis Ivars Won
2026
40th Goya Awards Best Original Song "Caminar el tiempo" by Blanca Paloma Ramos, Jose Pablo Polo, Luis Ivars Nominated [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hidden Murder". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Sánchez Sequera, Marco (30 September 2025). "'Parecido a un asesinato' – estreno en cines 3 de octubre". Audiovisual451.
  3. ^ a b c d Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (29 September 2025). "Los estrenos del 3 de octubre. 'Parecido a un asesinato'. Secretos bien guardados". Aisge.
  4. ^ a b c Sánchez, Miguel Ángel (23 September 2025). "Crítica de Parecido a un asesinato, un solvente thriller con Blanca Suárez y Eduardo Noriega en el que nada es lo parece". HobbyConsolas.
  5. ^ a b Catalán, Luna (1 September 2025). "El nuevo thriller protagonizado por Blanca Suárez que no puedes perderte". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
  6. ^ León, Karla (17 June 2025). "Parecido a un asesinato: ¿De qué trata el thriller psicológico protagonizado por Blanca Suárez y Eduardo Noriega?". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ "'Parecido a un asesinato' recibe una ovación en el Festival de San Sebastián". Diario del Alto Aragón. Grupo Henneo. 24 September 2025.
  8. ^ Elices, Raquel (23 September 2025). "Blanca Suárez regresa al thriller y deslumbra en el Festival de San Sebastián con 'Parecido a un asesinato'". rtve.es.
  9. ^ Ocaña, Javier (3 October 2025). "'Parecido a un asesinato': una entretenida intriga criminal con Blanca Suárez y Eduardo Noriega". El País.
  10. ^ Fernández, Luis (21 October 2025). "'Una quinta portuguesa', con 11 nominaciones, favorita en las candidaturas de los Lola Gaos". Kinótico.
  11. ^ "'Una quinta portuguesa' triunfa en los VIII Premis Lola Gaos del audiovisual valenciano". La Vanguardia. 14 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Palmarés Premios Goya 2026: lista completa con todos los ganadores, en directo". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via 20minutos.es.