Director: | Fernando Trueba |
Distributor: | BTeam Pictures |
Cinematography: | Sergio Iván Castaño |
Editing: | Marta Velasco |
Music: | Zbigniew Preisner |
Language: | English |
Haunted Heart (Spanish; Castilian: '''Isla perdida'''|links=no|translation=Lost Island) is a 2024 thriller film directed by Fernando Trueba, written by Trueba and Rylend Grant, and starring Matt Dillon and Aida Folch alongside Juan Pablo Urrego.
Set in remote Greek island, the plot involves Spanish woman Alex entering to work in a seaside restaurant managed by American owner Max (himself with a dark and mysterious past).
The screenplay was written by Fernando Trueba and Rylend Grant.[1] Trueba said that he took inspiration from Patricia Highsmith's novels and Alfred Hitchcock's films.[2] He also said that if he had to classify the film, he would classify it under the "romantic suspense" label.[3] The film is a Fernando Trueba PC, Atlantika Films, and Caracol Inc. production, with the participation of RTVE, Ekome Greece, Caracol Inc., Deloitte Spain and Film Constellation, and support from ICAA and the Madrid regional administration. Shooting locations included Greece.
The film had its world premiere at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (AMFF) on 20 July 2024.[4] [5] Distributed by BTeam Pictures, the film's theatrical release in Spain is scheduled for 23 August 2024.[6] VMI Releasing acquired North-American distribution rights.[7]
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "always watchable but very conventional, never providing anything new or unexpected".[8]