Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Intruders will open San Sebastian International Film Festival

The opening gala of the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival will present Intruders, the new film from director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto, 28 Weeks Later) and one of the most eagerly awaited Spanish movies of the coming season.

Intruders is a horror/thriller featuring an international cast starring Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala and Kerry Fox. The screenplay was written by the author Nicolás Casariego (Nadal Prize finalist for his novel "Cazadores de luz") and the director Jaime Marqués (Ladrones).

Produced by Apaches Entertainment, Antena 3 Films and Universal Pictures, Intruders was shot in London, Madrid and Segovia. Universal Pictures International will distribute the film worldwide.

Intruders tells the parallel tale of two families whose lives are thrown off track by menacing apparitions: in Spain, a mother protects her son from a faceless stranger; meanwhile, in the UK, a young girl has terrifying dreams of Hollowface, a demon who becomes a real danger to the girl and her family. According to Fresnadillo, the film "reflects my love of the darkest visual universe, of the demons buried in our unconscious". But more than a simple tale of supernatural horror, Intruders is an intense psychological drama taking the family as its central theme.

Intruders will be screened at the opening gala of the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 16th.