David Desola

David Desola, born back in 1971 in Barcelona—yeah, that Barcelona, the one everyone dreams of visiting—kinda sits in this sweet spot where the Spanish film scene and, honestly, just plain weird storytelling intersect. If you’ve heard folks muttering about "El Hoyo" (they call it "The Platform" in English), that’s Desola’s brainchild right there. The movie? Man, it’s wild. You’re stuck in a vertical prison, food comes down level by level, and people get, let’s say, a little unhinged. It’s social commentary, but with a nasty bite. The kind of story that doesn’t hold your hand or pretend things will be okay. People either love it or walk away a little disturbed (maybe both). But Desola doesn’t just disappear after one hit. Nope, he’s back at it with "The Platform 2" in 2024, which, honestly, a lot of folks didn’t see coming. Sequels are risky, right? But the anticipation is real. If the original rattled your cage, the follow-up promises to mess with your head even more. And don’t sleep on "Almacenados" (2015). That one’s quieter, more subtle, but still has Desola’s knack for peeling back the layers of boring, everyday life to reveal something way more offbeat underneath. Desola’s work just kinda gnaws at you. He gets how to make you uncomfortable, how to prod at society’s weird rules and the stuff we’d rather ignore. So, if you’re into movies that make you squirm, laugh nervously, and maybe question everything, Desola’s your guy.