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The Paramedic
The Paramedic (Spanish: El practicante) is a 2020 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Carles Torra, written by David Desola and Hèctor Hernández Vicens and starring Mario Casas and Déborah François.
Taking place in Barcelona, its plot follows a psychopathic paramedic (Casas) with his girlfriend Vane (François) and a newly acquired disability, as he was rendered paralyzed from the waist down in the wake of an ambulance accident.
The Paramedic was released on September 16, 2020, by Netflix.
Ángel Hernández is a paramedic who lives with his girlfriend Vanesa (Vane) François. Ángel is unempathetic towards his patients and steals from them, selling the more valuable items to a local fence. At home, he is possessive and controlling towards Vane. The couple is trying for a baby without success. Ángel tells Vane it's her fault and even suggests her inability to get pregnant is psychosomatic. He then takes a fertility test and discovers that he has a low sperm count, but does not tell Vane.
One day, while taking an injured patient to a hospital, the ambulance (driven by his colleague Ricardo) is involved in an accident, and Ángel is left paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. He blames Ricardo and is unable to forgive him. His disability puts a strain on his relationship with Vane, and he becomes increasingly paranoid that she is cheating on him. He seems to enjoy berating, mocking, and gaslighting her. Vane works at a call center at night, and Ángel installs spyware on her phone to keep tabs on her.
Via the phone spyware, he overhears a conversation between Vane and her friend, who tells her that Ángel is abusive and that Vane should leave him. When Vane returns home that day, Ángel has cooked her favorite meal and is apologetic about how he has treated her. They try to have sex but do not succeed because Ángel is unable to feel anything. While showering, Vane discovers from his laptop that he has been spying on her. Disgusted, she packs up and leaves for good.
Several months pass, but Ángel is still obsessed with Vane. He stalks her and eventually sees her kissing Ricardo, with whom she has begun a relationship. Later, Ángel observes the couple shopping for baby things and realizes she is pregnant with Ricardo's baby. Ángel meets Vane in the street and tells her that he has boxed up her remaining possessions and asks if she would like to come and pick them up. However, on their arrival at the apartment, Ángel injects Vane, causing her to lose consciousness. When she awakes, she finds herself gagged and tied to a bed. Ángel uses Vane's phone to send Ricardo a message, telling him she does not want to have their baby and asking him not to contact her. Ricardo later approaches Ángel to say he does not believe Vane sent the message and is worried because he can't find her.
Ángel injects Vane with an epidural so that she temporarily loses the use of her legs. He presents her with an engagement ring (actually stolen from one of his former patients) and talks of their future together raising their (Vane's) baby. Vane makes an escape attempt, but he overpowers her. His elderly neighbor hears Vane scream and comes to investigate. When the old man threatens to call the police, Ángel stabs him to death and pays his friend the fence to dispose of the body. Ángel also goes over to Ricardo's house and kills him.
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The Paramedic
The Paramedic (Spanish: El practicante) is a 2020 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Carles Torra, written by David Desola and Hèctor Hernández Vicens and starring Mario Casas and Déborah François.
Taking place in Barcelona, its plot follows a psychopathic paramedic (Casas) with his girlfriend Vane (François) and a newly acquired disability, as he was rendered paralyzed from the waist down in the wake of an ambulance accident.
The Paramedic was released on September 16, 2020, by Netflix.
Ángel Hernández is a paramedic who lives with his girlfriend Vanesa (Vane) François. Ángel is unempathetic towards his patients and steals from them, selling the more valuable items to a local fence. At home, he is possessive and controlling towards Vane. The couple is trying for a baby without success. Ángel tells Vane it's her fault and even suggests her inability to get pregnant is psychosomatic. He then takes a fertility test and discovers that he has a low sperm count, but does not tell Vane.
One day, while taking an injured patient to a hospital, the ambulance (driven by his colleague Ricardo) is involved in an accident, and Ángel is left paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. He blames Ricardo and is unable to forgive him. His disability puts a strain on his relationship with Vane, and he becomes increasingly paranoid that she is cheating on him. He seems to enjoy berating, mocking, and gaslighting her. Vane works at a call center at night, and Ángel installs spyware on her phone to keep tabs on her.
Via the phone spyware, he overhears a conversation between Vane and her friend, who tells her that Ángel is abusive and that Vane should leave him. When Vane returns home that day, Ángel has cooked her favorite meal and is apologetic about how he has treated her. They try to have sex but do not succeed because Ángel is unable to feel anything. While showering, Vane discovers from his laptop that he has been spying on her. Disgusted, she packs up and leaves for good.
Several months pass, but Ángel is still obsessed with Vane. He stalks her and eventually sees her kissing Ricardo, with whom she has begun a relationship. Later, Ángel observes the couple shopping for baby things and realizes she is pregnant with Ricardo's baby. Ángel meets Vane in the street and tells her that he has boxed up her remaining possessions and asks if she would like to come and pick them up. However, on their arrival at the apartment, Ángel injects Vane, causing her to lose consciousness. When she awakes, she finds herself gagged and tied to a bed. Ángel uses Vane's phone to send Ricardo a message, telling him she does not want to have their baby and asking him not to contact her. Ricardo later approaches Ángel to say he does not believe Vane sent the message and is worried because he can't find her.
Ángel injects Vane with an epidural so that she temporarily loses the use of her legs. He presents her with an engagement ring (actually stolen from one of his former patients) and talks of their future together raising their (Vane's) baby. Vane makes an escape attempt, but he overpowers her. His elderly neighbor hears Vane scream and comes to investigate. When the old man threatens to call the police, Ángel stabs him to death and pays his friend the fence to dispose of the body. Ángel also goes over to Ricardo's house and kills him.