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Embodiment of Evil

2008 · 94 min

A grimy, hallucinatory descent into one man's monstrous obsession, lurching between sadistic set pieces and surreal visions of purgatory.

Directed by
José Mojica Marins
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
José Mojica Marins, Jece Valadão, Adriano Stuart
Tagline
The return of the master of horror
Overview
Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child.

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Directed by
José Mojica Marins
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
José Mojica Marins, Jece Valadão, Adriano Stuart
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • violence
  • faith
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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horror, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
José Mojica Marins, Dennison Ramalho
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
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Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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