Malena and Pablo, two siblings on a trip through Argentina, find a diary describing crimes committed 20 years before. Then, they witness a family hunted down, tortured and murdered step by step following the facts described in the diary.
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| Ruth Díaz | ... | Malena | |
| Javier Pereira | ... | Pablo | |
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Pablo Cedrón | ... | Gabriel De Luca |
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Leonora Balcarce | ... | Amalia Leonardi |
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| Héctor Bidonde | ... | Daniel Lerhmann | |
| Paco Cabezas | ... | Tv Chainsaw Psycho Killer | |
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Dámaso Conde | ... | Jimmy 'Pinche' McLaine |
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Luciano Cáceres | ... | Manuel Leonardi |
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Daniel Galanz | ... | Cirujano joven |
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Silvia Geijo | ... | Camarera |
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Carolina Hernández | ... | Enfermera Centro Médico |
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Darío Levy | ... | Policía Principal |
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Federico Marrale | ... | Policía Joven |
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Elisa Martín | ... | Chica bosque |
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Sergio Podelei | ... | Hombre Depósito (as Sergio Podeley) |
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One night Malena and Pablo, a sister and brother traveling together in Argentina, discover a diary that details crimes committed twenty years ago. That same night, the past and present intertwine; before the siblings' helpless eyes, a family is persecuted, tortured, and murdered step-by-step in the manner described in the diary. The siblings' trip becomes a nightmare, in which they don't know if the people whom they're trying to save are real... or manifestations of something that occurred twenty years ago. Following the trail of 'the disappeared', they discover that, beyond the fiction, the true horror is hidden in the reality: 30 000 people were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered under Argentina's military dictatorship. The people forget, but the pain, as a physical presence, lives on. Written by The Gomorrahizer <gomorrahizer@gomorrahy.com>
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Following a visit to their comotosed, estranged father, brother and sister, Pablo and Malena, find an old diary which in turn leads them to strange and haunting discoveries and situations.
This co-Argentine-Spanish offering (translated as The Appeared) falls into similar territory as Los Cronocrímenes, Intacto, and Fermat's Room, in the fact that the viewers expectations are stretched, the narrative constantly changing. What is fun, if somewhat frequently implausible, is the many situations the protagonists get themselves into. Each set piece covers familiar ground to standard horror conventions (we get the slasher-killer; the road chase with the 'unseen' driver; haunted house scares), yet always done with the reign pulled tight as not to fall into parody.
Add into the mix historic elements, where we discover the truth about the people and locations that Pablo and Malena find themselves involved with, as well as a truly haunting ending, and you have a neat, ambitious ghost story which although may not fully succeed, in the most part holds the viewers interest throughout.