The Motive (film)

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The Motive
Spanish release poster
Spanish	El autor
Directed by	Manuel Martín Cuenca
Written by	Manuel Martín Cuenca Alejandro Hernández
Produced by	Mónica Lozano Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson David Naranjo Manuel Martín Cuenca
Starring	Javier Gutiérrez María León Antonio de la Torre Adriana Paz Tenoch Huerta Adelfa Calvo José Carlos Carmona
Cinematography	Pau Esteve
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	José Luis Perales Pablo Perales Carrasco
Production companies	Icónica Producciones Lazona Films La Loma Blanca PC
Release dates	9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (Toronto) 17 November 2017 (2017-11-17) (Spain)
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Spain Mexico
Languages	Spanish English

The Motive (Spanish: El autor) is a 2017 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca,^[1] from a screenplay by Alejandro Hernández and Martín Cuenca. It stars Javier Gutiérrez alongside María León and Antonio de la Torre.

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]