Anathema (film) explained

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Director:Jimina Sabadú
Studio:Pokeepsie Films
Cinematography:Luis Ángel Pérez
Distributor:Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Anathema[1] (Spanish; Castilian: '''Anatema'''|links=no) is an upcoming Spanish Gothic horror film directed by (in her directorial debut feature) and written by Sabadú and Elio Quiroga. Its cast includes Leonor Watling and Pablo Derqui.

Plot

Acting on behalf of the Archdiocese, hard-boiled nun sor Juana gets into a church in Old Madrid built over a maze of underground passages, finding that Evil has taken roots.[2]

Production

The screenplay was written by and . Sabadú stated that the film "is a story of Gothic horror with roots rooted in the most ancestral Madrid, that of passages and lost architectures". The film is a Pokeepsie Films production, and it had the association of Sony Pictures International Productions and the participation of Prime Video.[3] It was lensed by Luis Ángel Pérez.[4] Shooting locations in Madrid and Bizkaia included Bilbao and the in Karrantza.[5]

Release

Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia will release theatrically the film, whose release is tentatively expected for 2024.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The City of Madrid was the setting for 41 films, 55 series and more than 410 commercials in 2023. Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A.. 9 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Álex de la Iglesia produce Anatema, la ópera prima de Jimina Sabadú. Cineuropa. 29 March 2023. Alfonso. Rivera.
  3. Web site: El rodaje de 'Anatema', dirigida por Jimina Sabadú, llega a Bilbao. Europa Press. 12 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Se está rodando ‘Anatema’, el tercer título de The Fear Collection. Camera and Light Mag.
  5. Web site: ‘Anatema’, una peli de terror gótico con Bizkaia como uno de sus enclaves. Deia. Sara. Cabrera. 20 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Las 20 películas españolas que más nos apetece ver en 2024. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 29 December 2023.