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Carapace

2026 · 88 min

A quiet, creeping dread seeps through a domestic space as a mother's fear curdles into something unsettling and sad.

Directed by
Norma Vila
Genres
Horror
Overview
When her teenage daughter decides to leave home to study, Maite feels the world she has built begin to fall apart. As the fear of losing her takes hold, a strange presence begins to spread through the house, contaminating both the space and the bond between mother and daughter.
How it feels
Eerie, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Parenthood, isolation, family, identity
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Norma Vila
Genres
Horror
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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
contemporary
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
Action1
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Norma Vila
Written by
Candela Echenique
Starring
Nagore Aranburu, Haizea Carneros
Runtime
88 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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