Second Name (2002)
"El segundo nombre" (original title)

After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". ... See full summary »

Director:

Paco Plaza

Writers:

Ramsey Campbell (novel), Fernando Marías (screenplay),

Stars:

Erica Prior, Trae Houlihan, Denis Rafter

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erica Prior	...	Daniella
Trae Houlihan	...	Chrysteen
Denis Rafter	...	Simon Hastings
Craig Stevenson	...	Toby Harris
John O'Toole	...	Father Elias
Frank O'Sullivan	...	Inspector Potts
Toby Harper	...	Dr. Grant
Miguel Monroy	...	Raymod
Birgit Bofarull	...	Mrs. Hastings
Richard Collins-Moore	...	Dr. Larabee
Ian Gibbs	...	Pathologist
Teresa Gimpera	...	Nana
Craig Hill	...	Theodore Logan
Saskia Giró	...	Florist
Alain Chipot	...	Hotel Receptionist

Storyline

After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her father's grave had been opened and his corpse was profaned. She decides to investigate, and receives a message of a diabetic priest, Father Elias, who tells her about an ancient fanatic religious sect of followers of Abraham that kills the first child. Later, she meets a weird man, Toby Harris, who claims to be his legitimate father. Daniella continues seeking the truth about her origins and discloses very dark secrets about her family and friends.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | sect | investigation | insect | occult | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Filmax [es] Offical site [es] (English, Spanish)

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Second Name

Box Office

Budget:

€2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castelao Producciones, Filmax International, Just Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Terrible acting from all involved

I have never seen such terrible performances in all my life.

Everyone in the entire film was absolute rubbish.

Not one decent actor/actress in the whole film, it was a joke.

Reminded me of drama at school...