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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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The Exorcism of Carmen Farias
Horror · 2021
Carmen, a brave journalist, discovers soon after her mother's death that she has inherited her grandma's house. She decides to move there without knowing it hides dark secrets.
Movie details
The Exorcism of Carmen Farias
2021 Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Carmen, a brave journalist, discovers soon after her mother's death that she has inherited her grandma's house. She decides to move there without knowing it hides dark secrets.
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 The Exorcism of Carmen Farias?
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Rodrigo Fiallega
Written by
Molo Alcocer Délano
Camila Sodi
Carmen Farías
Juan Pablo Castañeda
Julián
María del Carmen Farias
Abuela de Carmen
Juan Carlos Colombo
Padre
Lucy Paez
Carmen Farías (12 años)
Ana Silvia Garza
Mujer en funeral
Court is in session
Put The Exorcism of Carmen Farias 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.