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The Mantises

The Mantises

After the death of her mother, Aitana, who is thirteen, spends the summer at the country house of her aunt and uncle with her cousin Lope, a boy obsessed with ghosts and spiritism. But after the appearance in the forest of a spirit guide who takes the form of a deer, Aitana will understand that the spiritistic games of her cousin Lope, may allow her to say goodbye to her mother.

  • Fiction
  • Post-production

Data sheet

  • Year

    2025

  • Typology

    Fiction

  • Genre

    Fantastic

  • Duration

    110'

Technical and artistic team

Status

  • Looking for

    • Distributor
    • Sales Agent

  • Co-Production

    El Médano (Spain), DarkStudios (Spain), Motoneta cine (Argentina), Wild Lemon (Spain)

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