Amelia's Children (2023)

Original title

A Semente do Mal

Directed by

Gabriel Abrantes

Genre

horror film, thriller film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American couple travels to a rural villa in northern Portugal to meet the man's biological family. They discover that the family harbors a monstrous secret.

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What happens

Amelia's Children (Portuguese: A Semente do Mal, lit. 'The Seed of Evil') is a 2023 Portuguese supernatural horror film written and directed by Gabriel Abrantes. It stars Jack Haven, Carloto Cotta, Anabela Moreira, Alba Baptista, and Rita Blanco. The film follows Edward (Cotta) and Riley (Haven), an American couple who goes to a villa in the North of Portugal where Edward's biological family lives. In the villa, they quickly discover that his family is linked to a monstrous secret. Amelia's Children had its premiere at the MOTELx Lisbon International Horror Film Festival on 16 September 2023, and was released theatrically in Portugal on 18 January 2024 by NOS Audiovisuais. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $1.4 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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