# Eye for an Eye (2019)

> A caregiver turns intimate access to a terminal drug lord into a merciless campaign of revenge, while the criminal family around them collapses under its own violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/401428

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Paco Plaza
- Cast: Luis Tosar, María Vázquez, Ismael Martínez, Pablo Guisa Koestinger, Daniel Currás, María Luisa Mayol, Víctor Duplá, Enric Auquer
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7967412/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: grim, oppressive, paranoid, crime movie night, late night thriller viewing

## Synopsis

A dying drug lord's past catches up with him as revenge unfolds in a nursing home.

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