# The Candidate (2018) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- **Cast:** Antonio de la Torre, Josep Maria Pou, Mónica López, Bárbara Lennie, Nacho Fresneda
- **Genres:** Thriller, Drama
- **Runtime:** 126 min
- **MUBI rating:** 7.6/10 (278 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇮🇹 Italy — until March 31

## Synopsis
Manuel, a Spanish politician whose high-class lifestyle is based on nefarious and illegal business threatens to break his entire party after a newspaper exposes him to the public eye. Rather than admit to any wrongdoing, he decides to sell out his whole party in an effort to avoid jail time. It's a decision that will put many lives at risk.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/el-reino

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/the-candidate/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-08-22