ats ) ▁V í ctor ▁Mass agu é ▁as ▁Child ▁in ▁Att ic ▁J avier ▁Cor om ina ▁as ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Pablo ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Bal ag uer ó ▁and ▁Pla za ▁had ▁previously ▁directed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁document ary ▁O T : ▁la ▁película . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁out ▁of ▁competition , ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁films ▁sessions . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Sit ges ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁M ál aga ▁International ▁Week ▁of ▁Fant astic ▁Cinema ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁general ▁release ▁in ▁Spain ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁co - direct ors ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁corresponding ▁interview ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁revealed ▁their ▁influ ences ▁during ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁cinema ▁work : ▁" O ur ▁main ▁reference ▁was ▁TV ; ▁was ▁not ▁other ▁films , ▁or ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁previous ▁features . ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁main ▁influence ▁for ▁us ▁was ▁TV . ▁What ▁we ▁wanted ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁classic ▁horror ▁story , ▁but , ▁ah h , ▁telling ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁TV ▁show ." ▁RE C ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁a