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Alumbramiento

2022 · 9 min

A short, uneasy psychological horror that burrows into dread through quiet confession and creeping imagery rather than shocks.

Directed by
Imanol Ortiz López
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Aia Kruse, Daniel Albaladejo
Overview
They jumped on the road and were crushed under the car wheels. When she was a little girl she could see them by the car's lights on the summer nights. Now, years later, a weird revenge sensation is in her nightmares. Paula tells a psychologist of her fear of locusts while protecting her unborn child from a faceless threat.

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Directed by
Imanol Ortiz López
Genres
Horror, Drama
Starring
Aia Kruse, Daniel Albaladejo
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • grief
    • revenge
    • parenthood
    • fate
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, drama
    Directed by
    Imanol Ortiz López
    Starring
    Aia Kruse, Daniel Albaladejo
    Cinematography
    Kenneth Oribe
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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