COLLOQUIO: THE INTERVIEW

Synopsis

LOGLINE:
In the depths of Hell, the Devil holds a sinister job interview to find a ruler in his absence. Four of history’s most notorious killers—Adolf Hitler, John Wayne Gacy, Pablo Escobar, and Juana Barraza—compete for the throne. As they face their own nightmares and betray one another, one of them begins to suspect the ultimate truth: the Devil never planned to leave. The interviews will never end. The game is eternal.

SYNOPSIS:

SYNOPSIS: ACT ONE – THE INVITATION TO HELL

In the vast, shadowed Grand Hall of Hell, the Devil, a being of extraordinary beauty and power, sits on his throne. Before him, four infamous souls—Adolf Hitler, John Wayne Gacy, Pablo Escobar, and Juana Barraza—lie sprawled, disoriented and confused.

The Devil informs them that he is leaving Hell and requires a successor. To determine who is worthy, he offers them a chance to prove themselves, promising absolute dominion over the underworld to the strongest.

At first, the candidates react with arrogance, greed, and vanity. Each believes they are destined to rule, but the Devil is not looking for ambition—he is looking for entertainment.

Their first trial begins: They must relive their deaths exactly as they happened.

One by one, they are forced to experience the agony they once inflicted upon others.

• Hitler is back in his bunker, facing the collapse of his empire.
• Escobar is gunned down by Colombian authorities.
• Gacy feels the lethal injection coursing through his veins.
• Juana, the only woman among them, experiences the terror of becoming the hunted instead of the hunter.

The Devil watches with amusement as they suffer, break, and unravel. Juana, however, begins to suspect the truth behind the game.

She realizes: this isn’t a test for a ruler—it’s a game that will never end.

The contestants begin to turn on each other, betraying, manipulating, and destroying their competition in a desperate bid for survival. But the Devil never intended to choose a winner.

As the competition narrows, only Juana and Gacy remain standing. Gacy, sensing an opportunity, believes himself to be the chosen ruler.

Instead, the Devil snaps his fingers—Gacy is swallowed into the abyss.

Juana, the last one standing, doesn’t celebrate. She knows the truth now.

The Devil smirks, pleased. But before Juana can demand answers, a new door appears.

Four new candidates enter—Ted Bundy, Elizabeth Báthory, Andrew Cunanan, and Albert Fish.

Juana watches in horror.

Then—a final guest appears.

CAIN.

The first murderer. The father of all killers.

The killers stare in uneasy silence as Cain steps forward, his presence more powerful than anything they’ve seen.

Juana turns to the Devil.

JUANA (low, realizing)

You do this… just for fun.

The Devil smiles, confirming it.

DEVIL Oh, Juana. Always so clever.

The walls of Hell shift, the interview resets, and the Devil turns to his new guests.

DEVIL Now then. Shall we begin?