The Influence (2019 film)

The Influence
	Film poster
Spanish	La influencia
Directed by	Denis Rovira van Boekholt
Written by	Ramsey Campbell; Denis Rovira van Boekholt; Michel Gaztambide; Daniel Rissech
Based on	The Influence; by Ramsey Campbell
Starring	Manuela Vellés; Alain Hernández; Maggie Civantos; Claudia Placer
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	11 October 2019;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Influence (Spanish: La influencia) is a 2019 Spanish horror film directed by Denis Rovira van Boekholt in his feature directorial debut.[1] The film stars Manuela Vellés, Alain Hernández, Maggie Civantos and Claudia Placer. The film is based on the adaptation from a novel with the same title The Influence' written by popular English novelist Ramsey Campbell in 1988.[2] The film was streamed via Netflix on 11 October 2019 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.[3][4][5]

Synopsis

Alicia (Manuela) has returned to the family home which she fled as a child. Along with her husband, Mikel (Alain) and her nine-year-old daughter, Nora (Claudia), Alicia seeks to rebuild her life while being forced to confront a past she believed forgotten and a body that refuses to die: that of Victoria, the possessive family matriarch who has fallen into a deep coma and barely survives on life support.

Cast

Manuela Vellés as Alicia
Alain Hernández as Mikel
Maggie Civantos as Sara
Claudia Placer as Nora
Emma Suárez as Victoria
Daniela Rubin as Luna
Mariana Cordero as Mejido
Carlos Cuevas as Fran
Felipe García Vélez as Tio Pedro
Marta Castellote as Ana
Ramón Esquinas as Abuelo

References

"The Influence (2019) – Review | Spanish Netflix Horror". Heaven of Horror. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
"Netflix Takes Two Spanish Genre Films for Rest of the World". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
"Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Influence' on Netflix, a Ridiculous Spanish Horror Flick About a Vindictive Witch on Her Deathbed". Decider. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
Biswas, Shuvrajit Das (2019-10-12). "The Influence Netflix Review: A Violent Horror Film That Isn't Scary". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
Rogerinorlando (2019-10-15). "Netflixable? As this story is from Spain, "The Influence" ("La influencia") just might be a witch". Movie Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

External links

The Influence at IMDb
The Influence at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "The Influence (2019) – Review | Spanish Netflix Horror". Heaven of Horror. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

[2] "Netflix Takes Two Spanish Genre Films for Rest of the World". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

[3] "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Influence' on Netflix, a Ridiculous Spanish Horror Flick About a Vindictive Witch on Her Deathbed". Decider. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

[4] Biswas, Shuvrajit Das (2019-10-12). "The Influence Netflix Review: A Violent Horror Film That Isn't Scary". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-05-20.

[5] Rogerinorlando (2019-10-15). "Netflixable? As this story is from Spain, "The Influence" ("La influencia") just might be a witch". Movie Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-20.