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Desire

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Lucero, a successful lawyer with an apparently perfect life, allows herself to be swept up in an intense affair with her daughter's young swimming coach. What begins as a forbidden desire soon turns into a threat to the fragile balance of her marriage and her career. As her world falls apart with tragic consequences and puts her love for her family to the test, Lucero discovers how far she is willing to go to protect her own.
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Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com Aug 5, 2026
1/5
While the performances keep the film engaging, the screenplay leans too heavily on melodrama and familiar twists, making it more provocative than profound. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Green Common Sense Media Jul 28, 2026
2/5
There are some intriguing elements to this script, but the film is ultimately undermined by heavy-handed directing, camera work, and music. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Jul 22, 2026
2/5
...there's no tension, suspense, fantasy, or sensuality here. It's a sensationalist, ephemeral, and quickly forgettable film. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Srijoni Rudra Digital Mafia Talkies Jul 20, 2026
Nothing desirable about this boring erotic thriller Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut Jul 17, 2026
1.5/5
As usual, the salacious premise spends a while trying to pretend it’s raunchier than it is, excusing some extended but chastely shot sex scenes, and then in the third act everything goes a bit laughably bonkers. Go to Full Review
Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror Jul 17, 2026
2/5
...the plot is in the title, and yet there's also the whole crime and murder aspect of it. I suppose that part works okay, ultimately, but I did not like any of the characters. They are, in a word, unlikable. Now, for someone like... Go to Full Review
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Gabriel P @RT54350538 Aug 10, 2026 If i could put 0 stars, I would. This is so bad. Basically just porn at this point. See more Eye C @ECinc Aug 10, 2026 No me gustó… creo que no es un buen trabajo… con una premisa tampoco muy innovadora que digamos. See more Marco L @decatur555 Aug 6, 2026 It's horrible. So bad I wonder how nobody on set asked whether any of it made sense. A rich woman trapped in her life starts an affair with a young swimming coach, and then come secrets, jealousy, blackmail and a string of twists that are supposed to build tension. Nothing is believable. There's no eroticism, no chemistry, and no suspense, because everyone acts so absurdly you can't take it seriously. Ludwika Paleta is very poor, and Óscar Casas is pathetic, just posing and delivering dialogue that was bad on paper. The script is the worst part: every twist needs the characters to forget what happened five minutes earlier. It tries to be twisted and ends up clumsy, and the last act nearly becomes parody. It looks like a very long, very cheap perfume ad, and worst of all it takes itself seriously. Vulgar and ridiculous. Making something this bad should be illegal. See more Ravza @rottendoll444 Aug 2, 2026 I feel like this movie failed to be a ''thriller''. I would rather just say, well, erotic. They focused completely on the aestetics that the plot lacked quality. I was like ''what is going on'' the whole time watching it. I think that that movie was produced by some kinky people rather than storyteller scriptwriters. I can summarize that 100 minutes under 100 words and you know what? That's something the watchers don't want to happen. That movie did not impressed me at all. I don't recommend it. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Jul 27, 2026 I love a good erotic thriller but this lacked the passion and chemistry between the parties who were wanting attention. The sex scenes showed no emotions or excitement especially when it comes to cheating. No ripping off clothes nothing. A lack of nudity and no suspense is what sucked the life out of this movie. Tim Treakle See more Cynthia G @RT24355390 Jul 21, 2026 I expected more being it was a Casas brother. Kind of boring. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lucero, a successful lawyer with an apparently perfect life, allows herself to be swept up in an intense affair with her daughter's young swimming coach. What begins as a forbidden desire soon turns into a threat to the fragile balance of her marriage and her career. As her world falls apart with tragic consequences and puts her love for her family to the test, Lucero discovers how far she is willing to go to protect her own.
Director
Teresa Simone
Screenwriter
Giulia Cardamone, Vanessa Miklos
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
El Estudio
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 17, 2026
Runtime
1h 38m
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