Painless
Pain is their medicine
DramaHorrorThrillerspanish civil war (1936-39)franco regime (francoism)terminal illnessfamily secretsneurosurgeonspanish second republic (1931-39)political repressionstate crimeschildren hospitalhuman experimentfather son relationshipmother son relationship
A dark, intellectually demanding thriller that unearths state crimes and family trauma rooted in Franco's Spain, where a man's search for medical answers becomes an excavation of historical and personal horror.
While searching for a solution to his serious health condition, David, a renowned neurosurgeon, discovers a sinister secret hidden in the past.
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