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Luciferina
Drama · Horror · 2018
After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
Movie details
Luciferina
“Seek the Devil, and he will come”
2018 Drama · Horror 1h 55m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Luciferina?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Gonzalo Calzada
Written by
Gonzalo Calzada
Sofía Del Tuffo
Natalia
Marta Lubos
Sister Gregoria
Pedro Merlo
Abel
Malena Sánchez
Ángela
F
Francisco Donovan
Mauro
Stefanía Koessl
Mara
Gastón Cocchiarale
Osvaldo
Court is in session
Put Luciferina on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“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.