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Veronica

2017 · 105 min

A slow-building, dread-soaked possession tale that traps you in a cramped apartment with a desperate teenager, blending domestic realism with escalating supernatural terror.

Directed by
Paco Plaza
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer
Tagline
Someone answered your call.
Overview
In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.

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Directed by
Paco Plaza
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • fate
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Pablo Rosso
Runtime
105 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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