Desperately seeking to save the life of her ailing daughter Clara, who has just entered a coma, Mónica strikes a Faustian-like bargain that entails the prospect of beginning to kill people.

[1][2] The Pact, David Victori's directorial feature debut, is an Ikiru Films, 4Cats Pictures, Sony Pictures International Productions and El Pacto La Película AIE production, with the participation of TVE, TVC, Movistar+ and Vodafone and support from ICAA and ICEC.

[1] Jordi Costa of El País suggested that the people behind the film were seeking a market-driven approach by "reiterating formulas that have previously proven their cost-effectiveness and solvency" but that, even if there is nothing wrong with the former, "the problem is that there is also nothing really disturbing, potentially Luciferian" in the film.

[7] Reviewing for El Mundo's magazine Metrópoli, Francisco Marinero rated the film with 1 out of 5 stars writing about "a diffuse plot in which Belén Rueda shines for her way of playing the film's protagonist with talent, which has now become a profession".

[8] Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter described The Pact as "elegant, very atmospheric and cleverly worked out", but "surprisingly" failing at delivering "the emotional connections that could have taken it to the next level".