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El espejo (2008)

El espejo poster
Original title
El mirall
Directed by
Álex Sampayo
Genre
horror film, mystery film, thriller film, psychological horror film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman finds a mysterious mirror that brings disturbing visions into her life. She struggles to understand what is real as her surroundings grow more threatening.

mysterioustenseunsettlingslow-burnatmosphericeeriepsychologicalsomber

What happens

El mirall (títol en gallec: O espello; títol en castellà: El espejo) és un telefilm galaicocatalà de misteri i terror psicològic de 2008 dirigit per Álex Sampayo i protagonitzat per Leticia Dolera, Núria Prims i Pedro Alonso. Va ser el primer llargmetratge de Sampayo, que fins aleshores només havia dirigit curtmetratges, que va fer el salt al cinema el 2014 amb Schimbare. Es tracta de la segona part de la trilogia A sombra do misterio. La pel·lícula va competir en diversos festivals de cinema i de televisió, com el de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges, el FANT de Bilbao i el Festival TV-Málaga. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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