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Cristina (Brigitte Kali Canales), an American journalist of Mexican
origin, travels back to her ancestral home to report about the odd local
cults and rituals ... and suddenly finds herself chained up in a shed,
cared for by an old man, Javi (Sal Lopez), who doesn't seem to speak her
language. Cristina insists to see her cousin Miranda (Andrea Cortés), and
against all hope her wish is granted - only that Miranda is part of those
who hold her captive, as apparently Cristina is possessed by a demon, and
she needs to undergo an exorcism to be healed. Of course, Cristina
believes none of this and makes numerous attempts to escape - but finds
out she cannot cross the place's threshold, held back by some magic spell.
What's worse, the local bruja and exorcist, Luz (Julia Vera) pulls creepy
shit out of her body, and Cristina coughs up hair and things, and slowly
it dawns upon her that she might indeed be possessed, especially when she
also starts to remember how she got here - and that's a dark memory. So
she wills into the exorcism after all. Only every exorcism comes with its
own risks ... Granted, it's more than likely that one might not
understand each detail of the story, especially when it enters esoteric
territory - but that works in the film's favour, really, as its story is
much more told via moods and via visually pretty impressive setpieces
rather than following a strict narrative structure, and director
Christopher Alender sure shows a hand for the grotesque along the way. And
solid performances by the small ensemble really ground the movie, to make
it one creepy piece of genre cinema.
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