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WHAT HIDES WHITIN THE SHADOWS

2025 · 20 min

A slow, brooding descent into guilt and dread, where the forest itself seems to breathe menace and every shadow feels like an accusation.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Western
Tagline
The true monsters live within us.
Overview
During the Mexican Revolution, Reynaldo, a lonely antisocial man who lives isolated in the countryside, is tormented by a sinister creature that comes from the darkest depths of the forest. Pursued by his own past, Reynaldo, accompanied by Ramón, a young boy who is in his care, will confront the beast before it finishes them off. However, a dark and cold secret hides in the origin of the creature, because not everything is what it seems.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, guilt, survival, trauma
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, western
Directed by
Jerónimo Murguía Guerra
Written by
Jerónimo Murguía Guerra
Starring
Andrés de León, Luis Enrique Velázquez, Edmundo Mosquria
Cinematography
Arantxa García Manzano
Runtime
20 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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