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Belzebuth

2019 · 114 min

A grim, unsettling descent into grief and supernatural dread, with a heavy atmosphere and shocking violence that lingers.

Directed by
Emilio Portes
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Joaquín Cosío, Tobin Bell, Tate Ellington
Tagline
Don't stop praying
Overview
While leading a police investigation of a massacre in a public school at the border of Mexico and U.S.A, special Agent Emanuel Ritter links this strange case to the coming and rising of the ancient demon Belzebuth. But in order to stop the trail of upcoming infanticides, Ritter shall have to confront himself before dealing with the forces of good and evil.

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Directed by
Emilio Portes
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Joaquín Cosío, Tobin Bell, Tate Ellington
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • faith
  • violence
  • trauma
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy
Directed by
Emilio Portes
Written by
Emilio Portes, Luis Carlos Fuentes
Starring
Joaquín Cosío, Tobin Bell, Tate Ellington, José Sefami, Yunuen Pardo, Liam Villa, Conde Fabregat, Aurora Gil
Cinematography
Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg
Runtime
114 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish, English

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