El Mal

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El Mal

2025

1h 59m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Pablo Vázquez

Fotogramas

Jan 20, 2026

3/5

[El Mal], in addition to coherently delving into the fascinating universe of its author, with that suggestive combination of moral perversion and plastic stylization, approaches the best and darkest cinema of Agustí Villaronga...[Full review in Spanish]

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Randy Meeks

Espinof

Jan 17, 2026

2/5

There isn't a single spoken line in 'El mal' that doesn't sound contrived and self-absorbed. [Full review in Spanish]

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

Jan 17, 2026

Bajo Ulloa...directs with a steady hand and visual force a morbid thriller of enormous daring...which in the second half of its runtime includes images that are almost unbearable, even when (relatively) off-screen.[Full review in Spanish]

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Juanma Bajo Ulloa

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Belén Fabra

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Natalia Tena

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Tony Dalton

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Maria Schwinning

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Fernando Gil

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Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Screenwriter: Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Production Co: Frágil Zinema
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 59m

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