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1934 | B/N | 83:00

Married couple Cristina and Eduardo, along with their friend Alfonso, get lost in the woods at dusk. When they encounter a mysterious monk who offers them shelter at the old monastery of the Order of Silence, Eduardo is scared and refuses to go inside the building, but Cristina and Alfonso – who are having an affair – convince him to spend the night there. A series of abnormal events will make the lovers regret their decision.


Country: México
Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando
Script: Pezet; Jorge, de Fuentes; Fernando, Bustillo Oro; Juan
Production: Pezet; Jorge
Photography: Fisher; Ross
Sound: Hermanos Rodríguez
Music: Urban; Max
Cast:del Campo; Enrique, Roel; Marta, Rocha; José Ignacio, Lugo; Francisco, Blanco; Victorio, Martínez; Paco, Villatoro; Carlos, González; Agustín, de Heredia; Beltrán
Art direction: A. Rivero; Fernando
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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