Unknown Origins

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Unknown Origins
Film poster
Orígenes secretos
David Galán Galindo
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David Galán Galindo
Fernando Navarro
Orígenes secretosby David Galán Galindo
Javier Rey
Verónica Echegui
Brays Efe
Antonio Resines
Rita Noriega
Leire Alonso
Martí Roca
Federico Jusid
In Post We Trust
La Chica de la Curva
Nadie es Perfecto
Netflix
August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
100 minutes
Spain
Spanish

Unknown Origins (Spanish: Orígenes secretos) is a 2020 Spanish thriller film directed by David Galán Galindo, written by David Galán Galindo and Fernando Navarro, based on Galindo's novel of the same name, and starring Javier Rey, Verónica Echegui and Brays Efe alongside Antonio Resines.

Set in Madrid in 2019, the plot sees a psychotic character using comics and superheroes' origin stories to kill people and leaves a mark. One man is killed after being fed enough supplements and steroids to be the Hulk. Another has his heart plucked out and is covered in a metallic suit.

Attempting to stop this is Inspector David, a man who feels comics are for overgrown adults and quickly pays the price for that sort of criticism. Initially, he is assisted by Cosme, a cop spending his final days on the force after being forced to turn in his resignation. David's boss is the homicide chief (Norma), who loves cosplaying. In her words, she doesn't read comics, rather she watches movies and anime.

Joining the duo is Jorge Elías, Cosme's son. He is a comic geek and runs a comic book store in the city. When Cosme realizes the demented villain commits murders in the form of creating superhero origin stories, he feels Jorge is better suited to work the case with David.

Things escalate when David realizes his parents were killed the same way as Martha and Thomas Wayne were killed in the comics. Jorge, David, and Norma go up against a secret killer who is ahead of them the whole time. With time running out for the trio to find the killer, they face pressure as the news goes public. Bruguera, the forensic man in the department, is eventually revealed to be the killer and the rest of the story follows the trio attempting to put an end to his nefarious plans.

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The film was scheduled to show at the 2020 Málaga Film Festival, but filmmakers pulled it from the schedule when the festival dates changed from March to August. It was released on August 28, 2020 on Netflix.

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Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	8th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Film	Nominated
35th Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Galán Galindo, Fernando Navarro	Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Paula Cruz, Jesús Guerra, Nacho Díaz	Nominated
Best Special Effects	Lluis Rivera Jove, Helmuth Barnert	Nominated

• List of Spanish films of 2020

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• Unknown Origins at IMDb
• Unknown Origins on Netflix
• Unknown Origins at Rotten Tomatoes