THE BLACK OCTOPUS

EL PULPO NEGRO

16:9 CINE - as PROD

Thriller - Development 2019

A decent into the mind of a brilliant criminal.

    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Thriller, Horror, Crime
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH-ARGENTINE
    • Producer(s)
    • Roberta Estela SÁNCHEZ (16:9 CINE)
    • Synopsis
    • Buenos Aires, 1983. Nicolás -An enigmatic teenager whit a gifted mind- losses his parents in a tragic accident. The killer escapes the crime scene unpunished.

      Three years later, Nicolás gets in to a prestigious school. He suspects that the man who´s at fault for his parents' deaths is attending or teaching at the same college and he is decided to find him at any cost.

      Once there, Nicolás becomes a protégée of Héctor De Rodas, a renown criminology professor that collaborates with the local police in the most complex cases. Master and disciple joins the investigation to find "EL Artista", the serial killer that recreates famous paintings in his crimes and terrorizing the entire Buenos Aires city population.

      For weeks, Nicolas obsesses with both investigations: His parents' deaths and the mysterious identity of "El Artista". His descent in to Hell will spark off his most basic instincts and give rise to the most brilliant criminal of all. Thus, The Black Octopus' legend begins.