Belzebuth
Belzebuth is a 2017 Mexican horror film directed by Emilio Portes, starring Joaquín Cosío and Tobin Bell.[2][3][4][5]
Belzebuth | |
---|---|
Film poster | |
Directed by | Emilio Portes |
Produced by | Rodrigo Herranz |
Written by | Emilio Portes Luis Carlos Fuentes |
Starring | Joaquín Cosío Tobin Bell |
Music by | Aldo Max Rodriguez |
Cinematography | Ramon Orozco |
Edited by | Emilio Portes Rodrigo Rios |
Production company | Pastorela Peliculas |
Distributed by | Videocine |
Release date | |
Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | English Spanish |
Box office | $1,504,642 |
Synopsis
The story begins in a hospital with detective Emmanuel Ritter and his wife celebrating the birth of their baby. When Ritter receives a call from his office, he leaves and a nurse takes the baby to the nursery. The nurse locks the nursery door, takes out a scalpel, and starts to stab Ritter's baby and other infants in the nursery. Before anyone can break into the nursery, the nurse has killed all the newborns and slit her own throat.
Many years later, Ritter remains traumatized and emotionally distant, unable to process the death of his son. At work, he learns of a mass shooting at an elementary school. This turns out to be only one of a series of gruesome massacres in the area. Ritter embarks on a paranormal investigation, looking for an excommunicated priest and trying to find the evil force responsible for the shocking incidents.
Cast
- Tobin Bell as Vasilio Canetti
- Tate Ellington as Ivan Franco
- Joaquín Cosío as Emmanuel Ritter
- Giovanna Zacarías as Leonor
- Yunuen Pardo as Beatríz
- Jose Sefami as Demetrio
- Aida López as Elena
- Enoc Leaño as Jefe Najera
- Felipe Tututi as Enzo
- Norma Angélica as Doña Eulalia
- Mercedes Hernández as Aurora Moreno
- Liam Villa as Isa
- Damaris Rubio as Reportera
Reception
The film has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on thirteen reviews with an average rating of 6.44/10.[6]
References
- "BELZEBUTH". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- Ebaben, Dax (3 September 2019). "[Review] 'Belzebuth' Feels Like a Swift Punch in the Jaw". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Hunter, Rob (18 June 2019). "'Belzebuth' Review: No Child Is Safe When the Devil Comes Calling (Cinepocalypse)". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Eric Ortiz Garcia (17 January 2019). "Review: BELZEBUTH, The Horrors Of A Bad Script". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- Thompson, Simon (8 July 2020). "'Saw's Tobin Bell Talks Mexican Horror 'Belzebuth' And Jigsaw". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Belzebuth". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 July 2020.