Second Name Explained

Second Name
Director:Paco Plaza
Producer:Julio Fernández
Music:Mikel Salas
Cinematography:Pablo Rosso
Editing:José Ramón Lorenzo Picado
Distributor:Filmax
Runtime:93 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:English

Second Name (Spanish; Castilian: '''El segundo nombre'''|links=no) is a 2002 Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza based on 2001 horror novel Pact of the Fathers by Ramsey Campbell.

Plot

Daniella investigates her family's past in the wake of the suicide of her father. The plot gets to involves a sect called the Abrahamites, who sacrifice their first borns following an alternative interpretation of God's Will in the near-sacrifice of Isaac.

Release

Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 15 November 2002.[1]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that "the somber, graceful chiller" film "is better plotted than played".[2]

Awards and nominations

Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival

Fantasporto

Sitges Film Festival

Turia Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El segundo nombre. Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  2. Web site: Variety. Second Name. Jonathan. Holland. 27 November 2002.