Flying Saucers (film)

Flying Saucers (Platillos volantes) is a 2003 Spanish science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Óscar Aibar from a screenplay by Aibar and Jorge Guerricaechevarría which stars Ángel de Andrés López and Jordi Vilches. The plot premise is based on real events.

Plot
In 1972 Spain, two decapitated corpses are found on the train tracks near Terrassa together with a note reading "The extraterrestrials are calling us. We belong to infinity". The plot goes on to explore the stories of the deceased, following textile workers Juan and José, with their lives falling apart upon developing a keen interest on UFO sightings.

Production
The film is a Didac Films and Enrique Cerezo PC production. Shooting locations included Terrassa.

Release
Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 7 November 2003.

Reception
Fernando Méndez-Leite of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars highlighting "the mastery of dramatic materials in an impeccable script" as the best thing about the film.

Casimiro Torreiro of El País deemed the film to be "a very well-written film, and even better put into images" yet featuring an "absurd last sequence" throwing away the previous work.