Animas (film)

Animas
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Ánimas
Directed by	Laura Alvea Jose F. Ortuño
Written by	Laura Alvea Jose F. Ortuño
Produced by	Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
Starring	Clare Durant Iván Pellicer Luis Bermejo Liz Lobato Chacha Huang Ángela Molina
Cinematography	Fran Fernández-Pardo
Edited by	José M. G. Moyano Fátima de los Santos Nico Poedts David Verdume
Music by	Frederik Van de Moortel
Production companies	La Claqueta PC Acheron Films
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) (Sitges) 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) (Spain)
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]

Cast

• 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 [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".^[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]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2018

References

1. "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.
2. "Film Review: Spanish shocker Ánimas is a promising addition to Netflix's horror canon". Consequence of Sound. 28 January 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
3. Keller, Joel (31 January 2019). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Animas' On Netflix, Where A Teen Girl Has Horrible Visions". Decider.com.
4. Ortiz, Braulio (5 October 2018). "'Ánimas' se estrena hoy en los cines tras su paso por Sitges". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
5. Bermúdez, Juan Antonio (16 September 2017). "El rodaje de 'Ánimas' en los ojos de un figurante novato". Filmand.
6. Alverú, Santiago (1 October 2018). "Ánimas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
7. Batlle Caminal, Jordi (5 October 2018). "Ánimas. Para fieles del cine de terror español". Fotogramas.
8. "Animas". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
9. Murray, Noel (24 January 2019). "Reviews: Creature feature 'Dead Ant,' Spanish thriller 'Ánimas' and more". Los Angeles Times.
10. Batlle Caminal, Jordi (5 October 2018). "Ánima". Fotogramas.

External links

• Animas at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
• Ánimas. Netflix.
• Animas at Rotten Tomatoes