''The Influence'' ( es, La influencia) is a 2019 Spanish

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film directed by Denis Rovira van Boekholt in his feature directorial debut. The film stars

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and Claudia Placer. The film is based on the adaptation from a novel with the same title ''The Influence written by popular English novelist

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in 1988. The film was streamed via

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on 11 October 2019 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Alicia (Manuela Vellés) has returned to the family home which she fled as a child. Along with her husband, Mikel (Alain Hernández) and her nine-year-old daughter, Nora (Claudia Placer), Alicia seeks to rebuild her life while being forced to confront a past she believed forgotten and a body that refuses to die: that of Victoria (Emma Suárez), the possessive family matriarch who has fallen into a deep coma and barely survives on life support.

Cast

as Alicia *

as Mikel *

as Sara * Claudia Placer as Nora *

Emma Suárez Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She has won twice the Goya Award for Best Actress, namely for her performances in ''The Dog in the Manger'' (1996) and '' Julieta'' (2016). Biography Emma Suárez Bodelón was born ...

as Victoria * Daniela Rubin as Luna *

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as Mejido *

Carlos Cuevas Carlos Cuevas Sisó (born 27 December 1995) is a Spanish television, film, and theater actor, known for his performances in the Catalan television series '' Ventdelplà'' and '' Merlí''. Early life Carlos Cuevas was born on 27 December 1995 in ...

as Fran * Felipe García Vélez as Tio Pedro * Marta Castellote as Ana * Ramón Esquinas as Abuelo * David Luque as Notario

References

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* * Spanish-language Netflix original films 2019 horror films 2010s Spanish-language films Films about witchcraft Films about Satanism Gothic horror films Spanish ghost films Spanish horror films 2019 films Spanish supernatural horror films 2010s Spanish films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub