Director: Daniel Calparsoro
One wrong place, one wrong moment: a Madrid taxi driver becomes a hostage inside his own cab after a terrorist attack, and "All the Names of God" turns that single night into a tense, ground-level thriller.
What is All The Names Of God about?
Santi drives for a living, moving through the city on routine fares, until he is swept up in the aftermath of an attack he had no part in. One of the people responsible for the violence takes him hostage, and the two are forced into the same confined space for hours that neither can fully control. Rather than staying with police procedure or courtroom drama, the film keeps its focus tight on the taxi itself, using the pressure of that small space to explore fear, suspicion, and the strange intimacy that forms between captor and captive when escape is not an option. The tension comes from proximity and uncertainty rather than action set pieces.
Cast & crew
Luis Tosar leads as Santi, with Inma Cuesta, Roberto Enríquez, and Fernando Cayo in key roles, joined by Nourdin Batán, Patricia Vico, Lucas Nabor, and Antonio Buíl under director Daniel Calparsoro.
Context & significance
A 2023 Spanish production running 105 minutes, the film sits in action-drama-thriller territory and draws on a premise ripped from contemporary anxieties around terrorism and its human aftermath. Calparsoro, known for tightly wound crime and thriller work, keeps the pacing controlled rather than explosive, favoring dialogue-driven tension between the two leads over spectacle. Fans of European crime thrillers will recognize the confined-setting approach, which trades car chases and shootouts for a slow tightening of psychological pressure inside one vehicle.
Where & how to watch
"All the Names of God" streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the platform's Farsi interface makes it easy for Persian-speaking viewers to find and follow the film, with Persian dubbing and subtitles available for those who prefer watching in Farsi.