''Ego'' is a 2021 Spanish psychological horror thriller film directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas which stars
María Pedraza.
Plot
The film is set during the
COVID-19 lockdown
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and similar societal restrictions), were implemented in numero ...
in Spain. Paloma begins using a dating website for same-sex females, for some fun. She is surprised to find on the website the profile of another girl identical to her, who threatens to replace Paloma and erase her identity.
Cast
Production
Produced by La Caña Films, the film was written by Jorge Navarro de Lemus and directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas.
Pedro Vendrell Martínez was
responsible for the cinematography.
Release
The film was screened at the
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival held in October 2021.
Distributed by Begin Again Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 1 December 2021.
Awards and nominations
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival , , Best Feature Film , , , , , , rowspan = "3" ,
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, Best Screenplay , , , ,
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See also
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List of Spanish films of 2021
A list of Cinema of Spain, Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2021. When applicable, the Wide release, domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films i ...
References
External links
''Ego'' at
ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
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2020s psychological horror films
2021 films
Films about the COVID-19 pandemic
Films set in the 2020s
Spanish psychological horror films
2020s Spanish-language films
2020s Spanish films
Spanish psychological thriller films
2021 psychological thriller films