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Directed by | Paco Plaza |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Pact of the Fathers by Ramsey Campbell |
Produced by | Julio Fernández |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Pablo Rosso |
Edited by | José Ramón Lorenzo Picado |
Music by | Mikel Salas |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Filmax |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | English |
Second Name (Spanish: El segundo nombre) is a 2002 Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza based on 2001 horror novel Pact of the Fathers by Ramsey Campbell.
Plot
Daniella investigates her family's past in the wake of the suicide of her father. The plot gets to involves a sect called the Abrahamites, who sacrifice their first borns following an alternative interpretation of God's Will in the near-sacrifice of Isaac.
Cast
- Erica Prior as Daniella
- Denis Rafter as Simon Hastings
- Craig Stevenson as Toby Harris
- John O'Toole as Father Elias
- Teresa Gimpera as Nana[1]
Release
Distributed by Filmax,[1] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2002.[2]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that "the somber, graceful chiller" film "is better plotted than played".[1]
Awards and nominations
Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival
- 2003: Nominated, "Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold"
- 2003: Nominated, "Best Film"
- 2002: Won, "Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver"
- 2002: Nominated, "Best Film"
Turia Awards
- 2003: Won, "Best First Work" - Paco Plaza
See also
References
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (27 November 2002). "Second Name". Variety.
- ^ "El segundo nombre". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
External links
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