A young woman who lives with her uncle begins to dream about a monster that lurks in the shadows of the night.
Cinematography
Deep shadow work that predates modern horror lighting.
Direction
Suárez crafts maximum unease in minimal runtime.
Production
Silent aesthetic amplifies every creak and gesture.
Director
Gonzalo Suárez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gonzalo Suárez directed his own daughter Silvia in the lead role, adding a disturbing meta-layer to the uncle-niece dynamic.
Made during Spain's late Franco era, the film's suppressed female desire and monstrous patriarchal figures read as coded political dissent.
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