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The Beasts' Carnival

1980 · 91 min

A sweaty, mean-spirited thriller that slides into nasty horror, leaving a sour taste of betrayal and blood.

Overview
A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and his two daughters who nurse him back to health and hide him from his pursuers, taking drastic and murderous measures to protect him... for they have plans of their own in store for their current guest.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, horror
Directed by
Paul Naschy
Written by
Paul Naschy
Starring
Paul Naschy, Eiko Nagashima, Lautaro Murúa, Silvia Aguilar, Azucena Hernández, Julia Saly, Luis Ciges, Rafael Hernández
Cinematography
Alejandro Ulloa
Runtime
91 min
Country
Japan, Spain
Languages
Japanese, Spanish

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