The Incident (Spanish: El Incidente) is a 2014 Mexican science fiction thriller film written and directed by Isaac Ezban.

After tragedy strikes, two different groups of people find themselves stuck in their current location, unable to escape from an infinitely repeating road and an endless staircase, respectively.

Before Oliver can explain his behavior, rogue cop Marco emerges from hiding and places both brothers under arrest.

As Oliver mourns Carlos' death, Marco becomes shaken when he sees that a vending machine on the stairwell has become restocked, precisely as it was 24 hours ago.

Although her new husband, Roberto, is anxious about the trip, Sandra reassures him the long drive will give him a chance to bond with her children.

On the way, they stop at a gas station where Roberto carelessly offers fruit juice to Camila, who has an allergic reaction to it and slowly starts having an asthma attack.

Oliver keeps fit through regular exercise in the stairwell and leads the elderly Marco in rituals worshiping Carlos' skeleton.

Roberto explains that when he was a 10-year-old boy, he was in another incident stuck on a raft (made of green bamboo) for thirty-five years.

As he dies, Roberto urges young Daniel to break the cycle of creating new dimensions by refusing to follow his fate.

[1] Shawn Macomber of Fangoria rated it 3/4 stars and wrote that the film encourages viewers to consider their own lives, as the characters do.

Macomber also criticized the ending, writing that the film sometimes feel a bit forced in its storytelling, but said these are "minor quibbles".

[5] Writing for Screen Anarchy, Eric Ortiz Garcia called it "a great display of how to make an intriguing film with not many elements", referring to the limited sets.