The Beckoning

The Beckoning

2009 · 95 min · ES · 5.8 (47 votes)
Dir. Elio Quiroga · Starring Ana Torrent, Francisco Boira, Héctor Colomé, Rocío Muñoz-Cobo, Francisco Casares, Julio Perillán
MysteryHorror

Francesca is a pediatrician who is dedicated to both motherhood and children, married to another physician, Pedro. After the birth of a new child, Francesca begins to suffer from postpartum depression. Following the advice of friend and psychiatrist Jean, the couple move to a new home away from the city…

VIBE

A suffocating descent into maternal anxiety and domestic dread. The film wraps you in a chilling atmosphere, where the mundane unravels into a palpable sense of unease. It's a slow creep of psychological terror that lingers long after the credits roll.

dread-soakedunsettlingmelancholicclaustrophobicslow-burnatmospheric horrorpsychological thrillerGiallo-inspiredmotherhoodmental healthisolationsupernatural
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