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The Banquet (2024)

The Banquet poster
Original title
El Banquete
Directed by
Michs Carbajal
Genre
horror film
Country
Peru
Runtime
1h 17m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people gather for a meal that may involve dark rituals. The story draws on local folklore and centers on the tension building around this event.

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What happens

The Banquet (Spanish: El banquete) is a 2024 Peruvian folk horror film directed by Michs Carbajal (in his directorial debut) and written by Diego Correa and Tony Gonzales, starring Sandro Calderón, Natalia Montoya and Victor Acurio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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