The Entity (2015 film)

The Entity
United States poster
La Entidad
Directed byEduardo Schuldt
Screenplay bySandro Ventura
Story byEduardo Schuldt
Produced byAman Kumar Kapur
Eduardo Schuldt
StarringRodrigo Falla
Daniella Mendoza
Carlos Casella
Edited byAlvaro Iparraguirre
Production
company
Star Films
Distributed byStar Films (Peru)
Film Movement (USA)
Njutafilms (Sweden)
Solo Media (UK)
Release date
  • 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22) (Peru)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

The Entity (Spanish: La Entidad) is a 2015 Peruvian 3D supernatural horror film directed by Eduardo Schuldt from a screenplay written by Sandro Ventura. It premiered on 22 January 2015 in Peruvian theaters, and had its film festival debut on 28 August 2015 at Film4 FrightFest.[1][2] The Entity has been billed as Peru's first 3D horror film and to have been loosely based on true stories.[3][4]

Synopsis

Needing a good final project for college, a group of media students have chosen to film a documentary researching reaction videos. They're surprised when they find a video featuring someone they know, especially when they discover that anyone who has watched the original video (not the reaction video) has died after they finish watching. Intrigued, the students focus their research, which requires that they visit the deep web, and they find that the original video is tied to an ancient and deadly curse.

Cast

  • Rodrigo Falla as Joshua
  • Daniella Mendoza as Carla
  • Carlos Casella as Lucas
  • Mario Gaviria as Benjamín
  • Analú Polanco as Isabel

Reception

Prior to its release The Entity received comparisons to similarly themed films such as Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project, and Ring.[2] Review websites Flickering Myth and Nerdly commented upon these comparisons, as both felt that The Entity suffered from being too overly familiar to pre-existing works.[5] Twitch Film was more positive, writing "Seasoned horror fans will find nothing new here, being able to guess most of the plot beats; but then again, Peruvian directors are just starting to try their hand at a genre which has been around for a long while. As more of them attempt to scare audiences, they'll hopefully improve on what came before. With its effective creepy atmosphere and solid use of an often-maligned gimmick, La Entidad is a good step in the right direction."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Eduardo Schuldt: "Hacer cine siempre es un riesgo"". La Republica. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b Younker, Nick. "'The Entity' Releases Terrifying New Trailer, Resembles 'Paranormal Activity,' 'The Blair Witch Project' [Watch]". Latin Post. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "La Entidad, primera película peruana de terror en 3D (The Entity, the first Peruvian 3D horror film)". Radio Programas del Perú. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ^ "La Entidad se estrenará en Latinoamérica en simultáneo". Radio Programas del Perú. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. ^ Wheat, Phil. "Frightfest 2015: 'The Entity' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. ^ Miñano, Ernesto Zelaya. "Review: LA ENTIDAD Is A Small Step Forward For Peruvian Horror". Twitch Film. Retrieved 11 November 2015.



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