Errementari (2018)

Directed by

Paul Urkijo

Genre

fantasy film, horror film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

14

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 610 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1843 Basque Country, a blacksmith captures a demon and keeps it locked up. An orphan girl accidentally frees the demon, which then threatens the village.

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What happens

Errementari, also known as The Blacksmith and the Devil, is a 2017 internationally co-produced Basque-language period fantasy horror film directed by Paul Urkijo Alijo and written by Alijo and Asier Guerricaechebarría. The plot is based on the Basque folktale version of The Smith and the Devil, as collected by Father Joxemiel Barandiaran. The film sets the legend in 1843, with a blacksmith holding a demon in captivity, and an orphan girl who releases the demon from its cage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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