The Apostle

2012 · 84 min · ES · 7.3 (46 votes)

Dir. Fernando Cortizo · Starring Carlos Blanco, Xosé Manuel Olveira, Paul Naschy, Jorge Sanz, Celso Bugallo, Geraldine Chaplin · Music Philip Glass

“"There are sentences that cannot be escaped"”

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A recently escaped convict seeks to recover a treasure he hid years ago in a small, secluded Galician village. However once there, he finds out that in the village there is an even worse sentence than the one he fled from.

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A chilling, meticulously crafted stop-motion nightmare. This film conjures a palpable sense of dread, weaving ancient folklore into a grim, atmospheric tale of desperation and dark consequences. It's a visually stunning descent into unsettling mystery.

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