Jacobo (Juan Diego )is a young sculptor that goes back to Santiago of Compostela, to see his mummy (Elvira Minguez), locked up a psychiatric hospital for to murder to her husband named Mateo (Luis Tosar), when he thought she dead years ago . To their arrival, visions of Mateo, his dead father several years ago, begin to chase to him, especially, when thirteen peals sounded in the cathedral, fact what obsesses to Jacobo . Fatigued of insomnia receives estrange and indecipherable visions that seem a bizarre riddle and going on with odds events are happening when he aware the true intentions of the ghost of his father. He hasn't slept and suffers hallucinations , risking his own life causing injuries by hanging . Psychopathic, haunting visions by Jacobo and his madness embroils two women ,a beautiful young ( Marta Etura ) who falls in love with him , and an art gallery owner (Laura Maña) increasingly besides with apparition his father a who nobody have ever seen . He tries to resolve which believes to be a scheme against him and various mysterious deeds occur until the final enigma . After watching long time, the father convinces Jacobo to make the work for the cathedral that Mateo couldn't terminate in life, but what starts as a simple job turns a nightmare .
The film contains mystery, violence, suspense in a dark atmosphere with imposing tension and intrigue. Juan Diego who holds a strong Argentinian accent makes a fine performance as depressed young who returns his native town that leads a madness spiral. He is well accompanied by gloomy characters as Luis Tosar as reappeared father .The film is well shot in Santiago De Compostela , showing spectacularly the monuments, streets and the breathtaking cathedral . Colorful cinematography by Javier Salmones is good , creating a frightening and scary atmosphere . Mesmerizing and intriguing musical score by Javier Navarrete. The flick is finely produced by the chairman of Filmax Productions , Julio Fernandez , a successful producer and expert on terror genre , producer of hits as ¨The machinist¨, ¨Rec 1, y 2¨ ,¨ Fragiles¨, ¨Darkness¨, and many others . The motion picture is middling realized by Galician director Xavier Villaverde , because resulting to be slow moving and little bit boring , it's his third film , formerly he directed ¨Continental¨ and ¨Finisterre¨ . The picture was a box office flop being the filmmaker's last work . Rating : Average .
The film contains mystery, violence, suspense in a dark atmosphere with imposing tension and intrigue. Juan Diego who holds a strong Argentinian accent makes a fine performance as depressed young who returns his native town that leads a madness spiral. He is well accompanied by gloomy characters as Luis Tosar as reappeared father .The film is well shot in Santiago De Compostela , showing spectacularly the monuments, streets and the breathtaking cathedral . Colorful cinematography by Javier Salmones is good , creating a frightening and scary atmosphere . Mesmerizing and intriguing musical score by Javier Navarrete. The flick is finely produced by the chairman of Filmax Productions , Julio Fernandez , a successful producer and expert on terror genre , producer of hits as ¨The machinist¨, ¨Rec 1, y 2¨ ,¨ Fragiles¨, ¨Darkness¨, and many others . The motion picture is middling realized by Galician director Xavier Villaverde , because resulting to be slow moving and little bit boring , it's his third film , formerly he directed ¨Continental¨ and ¨Finisterre¨ . The picture was a box office flop being the filmmaker's last work . Rating : Average .