The Fantastic Golem Affairs[1] (Spanish: El fantástico caso del Golem) is a 2023 Spanish absurdist science fiction comedy film written and directed by Burnin' Percebes (Fernando Martínez and Juan González) which stars Brays Efe.
It also features Bruna Cusí, Luis Tosar, Anna Castillo, Javier Botet, Tito Valverde, Roger Coma, Nao Albet, and Roberto Álamo.
The plot follows Juan (Efe), a guy trying to unravel the mystery behind his best friend being shattered into pieces as if he were made of porcelain after falling from a roof.
The surviving friend attends the funeral of the shattered man (David) alongside his dad and a woman working for him, Clara.
Back to his bed, Juan asks in social media if someone has experienced something similar to their best friend being shattered into pieces.
Next morning, Juan receives a insurance company worker who tells him that he is responsible for the damage to the vehicle David crashed onto.
Juan meets with Clara, herself involved with the piano-throwing company (DEP), which was efficiently managed by David and which is now in shambles after his death.
Upon meeting new David and Clara at the DEP offices and during a business travel by train to Zaragoza, Juan's dad dies a satisfactory death by throat slicing.
[9] Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, pointing out that the helmers manage to build "something similar to absurd humor sketches" "following a thriller storyline that leads to a very particular aesthetics and a humorous study of human stupidity".
[17] Ricardo Rosado of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that Burnin' Percebes underscore "their innate ability to make us dream with the necessary surrealist costumbrismo" otherwise highlighting the collaboration between the helmers and cinematographer Ion de Sosa as the best thing about the film.