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1959 | B/N | 82:00

Two doctors make a pact that the first to die will return and share the secrets of the afterlife with the other. One of them dies and a maelstrom of crime and madness is unleashed, complete with possessions, murders, and beyond-the-grave revenge.


Country: México
Direction: Méndez; Fernando
Script: Obón; Ramón
Production: Ripstein; Alfredo
Photography: Herrera; Víctor
Sound: Solís; Rodolfo
Music: Carrión; Gustavo César
Cast:Aragón; Luis, Santos; Gastón, Cortés; Mapita, Aguirre; Beatriz, Bertrand; Rafael, Ancira; Carlos, Barret; Carolina, Raxel; Antonio
Art direction: Gerszo; Gunther
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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