The Hanged Man (Spanish: El juego del ahorcado) is a 2009 Spanish-Irish thriller and romantic drama film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira which stars Clara Lago and Álvaro Cervantes.

Set in 1989 Girona,[1] the fiction tracks the romance between two childhood friends (Sandra and Álvaro),[2] as the teenage years deepen the pre-existing relationship into something closer.

[3] An adaptation of Imma Turbau [ca]'s El juego del ahorcado, the screenplay was penned by Manuel Gómez Pereira and Salvador García Ruiz [es].

[1] A Spanish-Irish co-production, the film was produced by Amigo PC, Lenon Producciones, Ovideo TV, and Subotica Entertainment,[4] and it had the participation of TVE and TVC.

[6] Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "flawed but intriguing" film to be "a quietly intense thriller that sees the helmer abandoning his comedies" "for something meatier".