The Influence (2019 film)

The Influence
Film poster
SpanishLa influencia
Directed byDenis Rovira van Boekholt
Written byRamsey Campbell
Denis Rovira van Boekholt
Michel Gaztambide
Daniel Rissech
Based onThe Influence
by Ramsey Campbell
StarringManuela Vellés
Alain Hernández
Maggie Civantos
Claudia Placer
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Influence (Spanish: La influencia) is a 2019 Spanish horror film directed by Denis Rovira van Boekholt in his feature directorial debut.[1] The film stars Manuela Vellés, Alain Hernández, Maggie Civantos and Claudia Placer. The film is based on the adaptation from a novel with the same title The Influence, written by popular English novelist Ramsey Campbell in 1988.[2] The film was streamed via Netflix on 11 October 2019 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.[3][4][5]

Synopsis

Alicia (Manuela Vellés) has returned to the family home which she fled as a child. Along with her husband, Mikel (Alain Hernández) and her nine-year-old daughter, Nora (Claudia Placer), Alicia seeks to rebuild her life while being forced to confront a past she believed forgotten and a body that refuses to die: that of Victoria (Emma Suárez), the possessive family matriarch who has fallen into a deep coma and barely survives on life support.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Influence (2019) – Review | Spanish Netflix Horror". Heaven of Horror. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. ^ "Netflix Takes Two Spanish Genre Films for Rest of the World". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  3. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Influence' on Netflix, a Ridiculous Spanish Horror Flick About a Vindictive Witch on Her Deathbed". Decider. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. ^ Biswas, Shuvrajit Das (2019-10-12). "The Influence Netflix Review: A Violent Horror Film That Isn't Scary". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. ^ Rogerinorlando (2019-10-15). "Netflixable? As this story is from Spain, "The Influence" ("La influencia") just might be a witch". Movie Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-20.


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