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Dagon

Dagon

Fantasy · Horror · Thriller · 2001

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...

Movie details

Dagon

“A cursed people... an ancient cult... a nightmare come true.”

2001 Fantasy · Horror · Thriller 1h 35m

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6.1 / 10

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A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stuart Gordon

Written by

Dennis Paoli

Ezra Godden

Ezra Godden

Paul Marsh

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Ezequiel

Raquel Meroño

Raquel Meroño

Bárbara

Macarena Gómez

Macarena Gómez

Uxía Cambarro

Brendan Price

Brendan Price

Howard

Birgit Bofarull

Birgit Bofarull

Vicki

Uxía Blanco

Uxía Blanco

Ezequiel's Mother

Court is in session

Put Dagon on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.