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Maniac Tales

  • 20162016
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
233
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Kike Mesa in Maniac Tales (2016)
HorrorMysteryThriller
Maniac Tales tells the story of Juan, a Mexican illegal immigrant in New York, who is offered a job as a doorman in an old building of the city. It turns out that the screenwriter of "Maniac... Read allManiac Tales tells the story of Juan, a Mexican illegal immigrant in New York, who is offered a job as a doorman in an old building of the city. It turns out that the screenwriter of "Maniac Tales", a very popular TV series, lives in the building but has disappeared with the scri... Read allManiac Tales tells the story of Juan, a Mexican illegal immigrant in New York, who is offered a job as a doorman in an old building of the city. It turns out that the screenwriter of "Maniac Tales", a very popular TV series, lives in the building but has disappeared with the script of the last episode of the season, and a reward is offered to whomever can find that sc... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
233
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  • Directors
    • Denise Castro("Skull of Desire" segment)
    • Enrique García("The Perfect Moment" segment)
    • Abdelatif Hwidar("The Visit" segment)
  • Writers
    • Enrique García
    • Salva Martos Cortés
    • Kike Mesa
  • Stars
    • Enrique Arce
    • Alex Hafner
    • Samuel Allan
  • Directors
    • Denise Castro("Skull of Desire" segment)
    • Enrique García("The Perfect Moment" segment)
    • Abdelatif Hwidar("The Visit" segment)
  • Writers
    • Enrique García
    • Salva Martos Cortés
    • Kike Mesa
  • Stars
    • Enrique Arce
    • Alex Hafner
    • Samuel Allan
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Enrique Arce
    Enrique Arce
    • Juan
    Alex Hafner
    Alex Hafner
    • George
    Samuel Allan
    • Detective assistant
    Ian Michael Allport
    • Waiter
    Marina Botí
    • Brenda
    Pablo Capuz
    Pablo Capuz
    • Dan
    William Carney
    • Detective
    Antonio de la Cruz
    Antonio de la Cruz
    • Mr. Barnes
    Silvia De Miguel
    Silvia De Miguel
    • Mrs. Barnes
    Rufino Dubujusw
    • Haitian
    Almar G. Sato
    Almar G. Sato
    • Aracne Sato
    Olivier Garcia
    • Father
    Mercedes León
    Mercedes León
    • Sister
    Minnie Marx
    • Mrs. Bernstein
    Alejandra Mesa
    • The visit Girl
    Andrea Mesa
    • Cimbelin
    Alicia Montesquiu
    • Lea
    Virginia de Morata
    • Irene
    • Directors
      • Denise Castro("Skull of Desire" segment)
      • Enrique García("The Perfect Moment" segment)
      • Abdelatif Hwidar("The Visit" segment)
    • Writers
      • Enrique García
      • Salva Martos Cortés
      • Kike Mesa
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    6/10
    not really horror, but an interesting movie
    I liked the way this film was made, with the four different short maniac tales that juan watches while he has nothing to do. Skull of desire is like monkey paw and the makeup of the zombie type girl was nice. Overall not a very long section, but it shows how greed can make you corrupt. Then we had zimberlin. A very surreal looking film that was part animated with real life and was about a father and daughter looking for the man that did something bad. It was the best section of the film in my opinion and would watch a full film of it. The perfect moment was a little creepy about a man going on a date with a seemingly normal woman but things take a dark turn as we get to the end. Lastly we have. The visit. A man comes to look for a little girl that's chained in a basement but we don't know why. Really all four are well directed but I would have liked to see them be a bit longer. Finally the main section with juan the janitor who has to look for the writer of manic tales lost script this is pretty interesting and I like how it all ties together. Overall a pretty interesting film with some good acting which could be even better in a sequel.
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    • Release date
      • October 6, 2016 (Spain)
      • Spain
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      • Malaga, Spain
    • Production company
      • Kandale Films
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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