52. The Hidden Face

Fabiana (Martina Garcia) takes pity on a man, Adrian (Quim Gutierrez) crying in the bar she works at.  Even though her friend warns her that men only cry when they are feeling guilty, she goes home with him anyways.  What starts out as a one night stand turns into a relationship as he asks her to stay at his house with him.  Alone in the country house all day she begins to explore and feel more at home.  However, whenever she is in the bathroom she gets the feeling that she is not alone.  When police show up at Adrian's house, she learns that his girlfriend Belen (Clara Lago) has disappeared and that he is a suspect.  But she stays by his side and in his house because he is a rich, handsome, Maestro that she is in love with.

Rewind!  Belen and Adrian live happily together in Spain.  One day he comes home with good news.  He has been offered a once in a lifetime opportunity in Bogota for one year.  He asks her to join him and she leaves her friends, family, and job behind to follow him to Colombia.  She finds a country home for them to rent from an elderly German lady, Emma (Alexandra Stewart) and everything seems to be going fine until she gets the feeling that things are so innocent between Adrian and one of the violinists.  She finds comfort in talking to Emma who shows her a secret room hidden behind the closet and bathroom mirrors.  When Belen finds Adrian and the violinist having a drink together in his office, her jealousy takes over and she decides to teach him a lesson.

Curious to see how he would react if she left, she packs up all her belongings and leaves a message saying that she has gone back home.  Then she goes into the secret room.  But since Adrian was coming home early to surprise her, she quickly locked herself in the room, without the key to get her out.  Now she is forced to watch as Adrian brings home a new girl, Fabiana.  Even though Fabiana is not the brightest bulb, she figures out that Belen is trapped (in the closet?) and she is the only one that not only knows, but also holds the key to her freedom.

I find the whole idea behind this story very appealing, so naturally I was hooked once I realized it wasn't a haunted house story.  I think everyone has had that time in their life where they got pissed and wondered what people would do if they just up and left.  But to be punished for doing it and then force to watch the love of your life moving on without you.  That sounds pretty terrible.  Not to mention being trapped in a dark cold room filled with Nazi memorabilia.  It kept the story simple which is refreshing because I feel like this could have been much more complicated.  But for the most part it was a story, in a house, revolving around three characters.

Rating: ****

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