I just finished watching this Spanish film, and I'm actually glad I watched it in the order I did because, even though "Sister Death" was filmed later, it's actually a prequel. I was glad I saw it first; it gave me a better context to better understand and analyze the film.

Acabo de terminar de ver esta película española y la verdad es que me complace haberla visto en el orden que lo hice porque, a pesar de que "Hermana Muerte" se filmó después, en realidad es una precuela, y me agradó haberla visto primero, eso me dio un mejor contexto para poder entender y analizar mejor este film.

After an Oija session with friends, a girl becomes possessed by an evil entity during a solar eclipse. This creepy being begins to harass her and her family, and from that moment on, everyone will try to do something to help her.

First of all I must say that I hated the ending of the film (although I won't give any spoilers in case you haven't seen it yet) however I can't complain because the plot is inspired by real events, in the case of Estefanía Gutiérrez Lázaro, a young woman from Madrid back in the 90s, and well, in real life the outcomes can be satisfactory or not, so I'm not going to be demanding in that sense, but speaking of other aspects of the film I would like to highlight the realism with which it is made: the scenery, the photography and the acting (in my opinion) were great.

En primer lugar debo decir que detesté el final de la película (aunque no haré spoiler al respecto en caso de que aún no la hayan visto) sin embargo no puedo quejarme porque la trama está inspirada en hechos reales, en el caso de Estefanía Gutiérrez Lázaro, una joven de Madrid por allá en los años 90, y bueno, en la vida real los desenlaces pueden ser satisfactorios o no, por eso no voy a ser exigente en ese sentido, pero hablando de otros aspectos de la película me gustaría resaltar el realismo con el que está hecha: la escenografía, la fotografía y las actuaciones (a mi juicio) estuvieron geniales.

The plot, although a little slow at times, I consider that in general terms it was good, in fact I liked that they highlighted themes such as losses and responsibilities acquired at an early age, all these conflicts can unbalance a person and lead them to take drastic measures, especially during adolescence, which is when care and supervision are most needed.

As for the resources to generate terror, I consider that the director, Paco Plaza did a good job, he created a creepy atmosphere through the use of shadows or dim lighting, of course on some occasions he resorted to the infallible resource of jump scares or sudden noises, which, as we already know, are clichés of the horror genre, however I think that all the pressure in terms of general fear fell on the performance of Sandra Escacena (Verónica) and the truth is that I consider that she achieved the objective.

I honestly recommend it, but I'd recommend watching "Sister Death" first, as it's undoubtedly a good introduction that helps you understand many things. Without further ado, I'll sign off for now, hoping for another opportunity to bring you a new review.