Animas (film)
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- Laura Alvea
- Jose F. Ortuño
- Laura Alvea
- Jose F. Ortuño
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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[1] film directed and written by Laura Alvea and Jose F. Ortuño.[2]
- Ángela Molina as Karla Berger
- Luis Bermejo as Daniel[3]
- Clare Durant as Álex
- Iván Pellicer as Abraham[3]
- Chacha Huang as Anchi[3]
- Liz Lobato as Laura[3]
Production
The film is a La Claqueta and Acheron Films production.[4] Shooting locations included Dos Hermanas.[5]
Release
The film was presented in the Noves Visions section of the Sitges Film Festival on 4 October 2018.[4] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 October 2018.[7]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[8] 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".[9] Santiago Alverú 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".[6] 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.[10]
