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| Spanish | Ánimas |
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| Produced by | Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo |
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| Cinematography | Fran Fernández-Pardo |
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| Music by | Frederik Van de Moortel |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Ánimas is a 2018 Spanish psychological horror thriller film directed and written by Laura Alvea and Jose F. Ortuño.
Cast
- Ángela Molina as Karla Berger
- Luis Bermejo as Daniel
- Clare Durant as Álex
- Iván Pellicer as Abraham
- Chacha Huang as Anchi
- Liz Lobato as Laura
Production
The film is a La Claqueta and Acheron Films production. Shooting locations included Dos Hermanas.
Release
The film was presented in the Noves Visions section of the Sitges Film Festival on 4 October 2018. Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 October 2018.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.4/10. Noel Murray of Los Angeles Times declared the film to be "so powerfully atmospheric that it barely matters when the rest of the picture turns out to be a bit sparse". Santiago Alverú [ca] of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering it "a gamble that might have benefited from a different type of direction of actors". Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, citing its "unsettling" atmosphere as its best while negatively citing the unconvincing denouement.
See also
References
- "Ánimas, Black is Beltza, Eugenio, Mudar la piel, Ola de crímenes, Querido Fotogramas y Viaje al cuarto de una madre". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 4 October 2018.
- "Film Review: Spanish shocker Ánimas is a promising addition to Netflix's horror canon". Consequence of Sound. 28 January 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Keller, Joel (31 January 2019). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Animas' On Netflix, Where A Teen Girl Has Horrible Visions". Decider.com.
- ^ Ortiz, Braulio (5 October 2018). "'Ánimas' se estrena hoy en los cines tras su paso por Sitges". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- Bermúdez, Juan Antonio (16 September 2017). "El rodaje de 'Ánimas' en los ojos de un figurante novato". Filmand.
- ^ Alverú, Santiago (1 October 2018). "Ánimas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- Batlle Caminal, Jordi (5 October 2018). "Ánimas. Para fieles del cine de terror español". Fotogramas.
- "Animas". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- Murray, Noel (24 January 2019). "Reviews: Creature feature 'Dead Ant,' Spanish thriller 'Ánimas' and more". Los Angeles Times.
- Batlle Caminal, Jordi (5 October 2018). "Ánima". Fotogramas.