# The Motive (2017)

> A frustrated accountant turns his apartment building into a living laboratory for literary ambition, manipulating neighbors until his imagined masterpiece becomes dangerously real.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/295278

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Manuel Martín Cuenca
- Cast: Javier Gutiérrez, María León, Adelfa Calvo, Adriana Paz, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Antonio de la Torre, Cris Nollet, Rafael Téllez
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5451244/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sardonic, tense, morbid, intense movie night, Spanish cinema night

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