El hombre del saco

After the death of their father three siblings move with their mom to a small town. But soon they discover that, in the last few months, there has been strange disappearances among the kids in that place, so they will start a race against the clock to discover the truth that hides behind the terrifying legend of The Boogeyman.

Inspired in the Spanish character that existed in the beginnings of the last century in Gádor (Almería), known as El Hombre del Saco, in internationally, The Boogeyman or El hombre de la bolsa, the film puts us in the Spanish origins of the story. This is the newest feature film by Ángel Gómez Hernández after releasing his debut in 2020, 'Voces'. 'El hombre del saco' is a production by Esto también pasará, Mother Superior Films and Bowfinger International Pictures in association with BTF Media y Glow. The script is written by Juma Fodde from a story by Manuel Facal, Ignacio García Cucucovich and Ángel Gómez Hernández, created by Ignacio García Cucucovich. The cinematogrphy is directed by Javier Salmones, who's worked in films like 'Vacaciones de verano', 'Finisterre: Donde termina el mundo' and 'Butterfly'.

The cast includes Javier Botet, key figure in horror cinema who's worked in movies like 'It', 'The Mummy', 'The Conjuring 2', 'Mom' and the 'REC' saga. We also have the Goya nominated Macarena Gómez and the Goya winner Manolo Solo. Completing the cast are Lorca Prada, Claudia Placer, Iván Renedo, Carla Tous, Guillermo Novillo and Lucas de Blas.