when evil lurks
Superstition is deeply rooted in the Argentinian province. For the brothers Pedro and Jimi, it leads to naked panic when they find a horribly disfigured man in their immediate neighbourhood, rotting alive in his bed. He must be possessed by a demon! But how do you get rid of the bloodthirsty creature from the depths of hell when seven strict rules make any inter- vention impossible and the appointed exorcist lies torn to pieces in the bushes? Their desperate attempt to avert evil leads to disaster. Because it knows no mercy, with nothing and no one.
Demián Rugna already taught us about horror with TERRIFIED. Now he has surpassed himself in terms of terror, violence, paranoia and nerve-wracking suspense and fills big footsteps: the demon classic THE EXORCIST made the audience ran out of the cinema in shock, while others fainted. WHEN EVIL LURKS also has what it takes to do so. The inter- national festival hit already has cult status!
film
When Evil Lurks (Argentinia 2023)
director
Demián Rugna
cast
Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón, Silvina Sabater, Virginia Garofalo, Paula Rubinsztein, Luis Dziembrowski
writer
Demián Rugna
producer
Fernando Díaz, Roxana Ramos
distribution
Indeed Film
running time
99 min
language
spanish original version with english subtitles