
Cristian and his sister, July, travel from Madrid to El Garraf with their parents and their little brother to spend the Holy Week in their old vacation home. They learn the legend of Melinda, a girl wearing a red dress that got lost in the labyrinth near the house, who helps people that also get lost in the spot. Carlos, a visiting family friend, tells the siblings that there are different, more sinister versions of the legend. July and Cristian use two hand-held cameras to e... (Full plot summary below)
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Cristian and his sister, July, travel from Madrid to El Garraf with their parents and their little brother to spend the Holy Week in their old vacation home. They learn the legend of Melinda, a girl wearing a red dress that got lost in the labyrinth near the house, who helps people that also get lost in the spot. Carlos, a visiting family friend, tells the siblings that there are different, more sinister versions of the legend. July and Cristian use two hand-held cameras to explore the labyrinth and investigate the mystery of Melinda, until something horrible happens.
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| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonA Spanish Blair Witch DIY-er with a nutsy pre-emptive title, this trifle scoots and skitters along guilelessly, as if the mock-doc horror trope hasn't already been tourist-trampled to death. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferStylishly directed and palpably frightening because it leaves more to your imagination than most horror films do. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchMayhem occurs over a succession of nights, and yawns precede dawns. |
| Sky CinemaElliott NobleEven if one or two things don't add up come the final twist, you're still in for a jittery hour. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanAtrocious is far from tops in the annals of 'found-footage' thrillers, but it does know how to wrestle with expectations and ratchet suspense when it gets down to it. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottThis Spanish-language creep-out feels like a road we've been down before. |
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