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13 Curses
Jacobo is a young sculptor that returns to native city, Santiago of Compostela, to see his mother, locked up a psychiatric hospital for to kill to her husband, when he believed she dead years ago. To their arrival, visions of Mateo, his dead father eighteen years ago, begin to persecute to him, since his father died by shot gun, peculiarly, when thirteen peals sounded in the cathedral, fact what obsesses to Jacobo. After watching several times, Mateo convinces his son to make the work for the cathedral that his father couldn't finish in life, but what begins as a simple work becomes a madness spiral when Jacobo discovers the true intentions of the ghost of his father: to kill to his son to usurp his body to finish the statue, and after to return to the life.
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Plot Summary
A young man is tormented by a series of supernatural events after he takes a cursed antique statue. As the curses escalate, he must uncover the dark history of the object and confront the malevolent forces tied to it before it consumes him entirely. The line between reality and nightmare blurs as he seeks a way to break the ancient spell.
Critical Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews, with critics often citing its predictable plot and reliance on jump scares over genuine suspense. While some appreciated the attempt at a supernatural thriller, many found the execution lacking, leading to a generally unfavorable reception among audiences and critics alike.
What Reviewers Say
The film suffers from a formulaic script and predictable scares.
While ambitious, the execution falls short of delivering a truly compelling horror experience.
Despite a few decent moments, the pacing and plot development are often weak.
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Fun Fact
The film was released in Hong Kong as 'Geung hei fung' and is part of a trend of supernatural horror films that emerged in East Asia during the early 2000s.
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