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Night of the Seagulls

1975 · 89 min

A slow, salt-soaked creep through a hostile village where dread gathers like fog and the night feels unsafe.

Directed by
Amando de Ossorio
Genres
Horror
Starring
Víctor Petit, María Kosty, Sandra Mozarowsky
Tagline
Their Pagan God has Given his Command: 7 Nights, 7 Victims, 7 Human Hearts!
Overview
A bizarre cult that practices a ritual of sacrificing humans terrorizes a young doctor and his wife, who have just moved to the group's village.

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Directed by
Amando de Ossorio
Genres
Horror
Starring
Víctor Petit, María Kosty, Sandra Mozarowsky
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • faith
  • survival
  • death
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Víctor Petit, María Kosty, Sandra Mozarowsky, Julia Saly, José Antonio Calvo, Javier de Rivera, María Vidal, Fernando Villena
Music
Antón García Abril
Cinematography
Francisco Sánchez
Runtime
89 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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