Netflix’s gritty new psychological thriller Firebreak is your weekend watch

Looking for a gripping psychological thriller film to enjoy over the weekend? Well you’re in luck, because Netflix’s new Spanish language movie, Firebreak, has just landed on the streaming platform.

The thriller, directed by David Victori (Sky Rojo) and starring Money Heist’s Diana Gómez, follows a mother’s desperate attempts to find her eight-year-old daughter after she goes missing in the woods on a fractious family trip. Meanwhile, an uncontrollable wildfire breaks out nearby. Will she find her daughter before it’s too late? 

Netflix has an ever-expanding list of gripping international thrillers on offer, from the South Korean dystopian survival hit Squid Game, which became a global phenomenon in 2021, to the 2019 Spanish dystopian thriller, The Platform, which boasts an impressive 81 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Firebreak is the latest addition to the streaming platform’s slate. Keep reading to find out more…

What to expect from Firebreak

The story centres around Mara (Belén Cuesta), who after the death of her husband, takes her eight-year-old daughter, Lide (Candela Martínez), to their family cabin to get it ready to sell.

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Her brother-in-law, Luis (Joaquín Furriel); his wife, Elena (Diana Gómez); and their son, Dani (Mika Arias) also tag along for the trip, which marks their last chance to say goodbye to the place that Mara’s husband cherished dearly. 

While Lide is opposed to selling the house, she takes comfort from her mother’s promise that the family will visit some of her dad’s favourite spots before they leave. But when a wildfire breaks out, they are ordered to evacuate. 

The synopsis continues: “It’s only after the van is loaded that Mara notices Lide is missing. She frantically calls the police, who search for as long as they can before it becomes too dangerous. 

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“Desperate not to lose her daughter right after she lost her husband, Mara makes a risky decision to ignore the evacuation order and search the smoke-filled woods herself. But she soon realizes there may be more to Lide’s disappearance than meets the eye.”

Firebreak is available to stream on Netflix now.