| Country |
Brazil |
Language |
Portuguese |
| Color/B&W |
COLOR |
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| Director |
Jose Mojica Marins |
Producer |
Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Debora Ivanov, Paulo Sacramento |
| Lead cast |
Jose Mojica Marins, Luis Melo, Jece Valadao, Helena Ignez, Nara Sakare, Thais Simi |
| Genre |
Horror |
Rating |
N/A |
| Logline |
The story of the undertaker, Coffin Joe, who terrorizes a city in his search for a woman who will give him the perfect offspring.
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| Synopsis |
Filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins renowned for his personification of the most popular Brazilian horror character, brings the trilogy of Coffin Joe to a close with Embodiment of Evil.
After serving a 40 year prison term, Coffin Joe is finally released. Back on the streets, the sadistic undertaker is set upon fulfilling the goal which sent him to jail in the first place: find a woman who can give him the perfect child. During his search throughout the city of Sao Paulo he leaves behind a trail of horror, coming up against supernatural laws and folk superstitions.
The third part of the trilogy which began with the classic At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964) and This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1967).
Official Selection 65º La Biennale di Venezia 2008
Official Selection MotelX 2008
Best Midnight Extreme Film SITGES 2008
Official Selection San Sebastian Horror Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Mar del Plata Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Stockholm International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Festival Internacional de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2009
Official Selection Night Visions Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Philadelphia Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film 2009
Official Selection 25th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2009
Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (HOFF) 2009
Official Selection Jeonju International Film Festival 2009
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Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2008 |
