When Evil Lurks
2023 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics
Brothers Pedro and Jimi discover a demonic infection hidden in a nearby farmhouse and try to get the victim out of their land. When they don’t follow proper exorcism rites, their efforts backfire and an epidemic of possessions spreads through their rural community.
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Details
- Original title
- Cuando acecha la maldad
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-10-05
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,460 votes)
About
If you want a bleak possession story that leans hard into unease, gore, and shock, When Evil Lurks may land well; Not for you if you want subtle horror or clear, cohesive logic, or if you disliked 30 Coins or Sleep Tight.
Pros: intense dread; inventive premise; brutal shocks | Cons: frustrating dialogue; questionable decisions; heavy-handed horror
Themes
- farm
- small town
- shotgun
- village
- possession
- gore
- goat
- demon
- police officer
- dog
- ex-wife
- evil
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2023
Cast & crew
Ezequiel Rodríguez
as Pedro
Demián Salomón
as Jimi
Silvina Sabater
as Mirtha
Luis Ziembrowski
as Ruíz
Marcelo Michinaux
as Santino
Emilio Vodanovich
as Jair
Virginia Garófalo
as Sabrina
Paula Rubinsztein
as Sara
Lucrecia Niron Talazac
as Vicky
Isabel Quinteros
as Maria Elena Gómez
Directed by Demián Rugna