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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.

 

*Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation.


Country: México
Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando
Script: Pezet; Jorge, Bustillo Oro; Juan, de Fuentes; Fernando
Production: Pezet; Jorge
Photography: Fisher; Ross
Sound: Rodríguez; Hermanos
Music: Urban; Max
Cast:Roel; Marta, del Campo; Enrique, Blanco; Victorio, Martínez; Paco, Villatoro; Carlos
Art direction: A. Rivero; Fernando
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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