Summary
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 54
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.7/5
IMDb4.8
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1982
April 3, 1982
44 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Spain
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more12 people
- Helga LinéFiona
- Vanessa HidalgoCarol
- Mauro RiberaRobert
- Alfred LucchettiJohn
- Carmen CarriónGeorgina, John's Wife
- Tito ValverdeSteve
- JLJosé Luis BarcelóDirector de la compañía
- JCJulia CaballeroMarta
- AdAnastasio de la FuenteDrew
- CVCésar VaronaMax Gunthard
- PMPaola MatosAnnaliese
- MGManuel Gómez-ÁlvarezReverend Hübner
Directing · 1
- José Ramón Larraz Director, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Jim Willcox Executive Producer
- Nancy Roison Associate Producer
Editing · 1
- Harold Wallmann Editor
Sound · 1
- Cam España Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- John Hanford Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Juan Mariné Cinematography
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