El mal

El mal

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2026-01-16
Duration:129 min
Country:Spain
Director:Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Actors:Natalia Tena, Belén Fabra, Tony Dalton, Fernando Gil, María Schwinning
Production:Frágil Zinema, RTVE
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Overview:

“El mal is basically a suspense story, where the audience senses that something disturbing is going to happen, but doesn't know how or when. But it also aims to get the viewer to question their own certainties, their capacity to love and to accept their own dark side.”

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