07/02/2025 - The Spanish director enlisted the talents of Belén Cuesta, Joaquín Furriel, Enric Auquer and Diana Gómez to star in the film produced by Espotlight Media for Netflix

(l-r) Actors Diana Gómez, Joaquín Furriel, Belén Cuesta and Enric Auquer on the set of Cortafuego (© Netflix)

Netflix has just announced the completion of filming on Firebreaker, the third film directed by David Victori, which has been shot in Segovia and the Community of Madrid over the past few weeks. It stars Belén Cuesta (winner of the Goya award for her work in The Endless Trench [+see also:
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It is a psychological thriller written by Javier Echániz, Asier Guerricaechebarría and Jon Iriarte, that tells the story of Mara (played by Belén Cuesta), her daughter Lide (Candela Martínez), her brother-in-law Luis (Joaquín Furriel) and his wife, Elena (Diana Gómez), and Elena's son (Mika Arias). After the death of Mara's husband, they visit their summer house in the forest to prepare it for sale. What starts out as an attempt to come to terms with her grief soon turns into a nightmare when Lide disappears just as a forest fire breaks out in the area. In a desperate race against time, the tension heightens further when Santi (Enric Auquer), the forest ranger, becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance.

David Victori made a name for himself by showcasing his talent for suspense with his short film La culpa, which was presented at Sitges and won the YouTube International Film Festival. This led to an opportunity to shoot the short film Zero, produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender. In addition to directing episodes of television series, the Catalan filmmaker made his feature film debut with The Pact [+see also:
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Firebreaker is a film produced by Anxo Rodríguez for Espotlight Media, and Ferran Tomás for Netflix.

(Translated from Spanish)