Animas (film)

2018 Spanish 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

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* 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

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The film is a La Claqueta and Acheron Films production.[4] Shooting locations included Dos Hermanas.[5]

## Release

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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

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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

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* List of Spanish films of 2018

## References

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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. ^ a b c d Keller, Joel (31 January 2019). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Animas' On Netflix, Where A Teen Girl Has Horrible Visions". Decider.com.
4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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

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