Sister Death (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 27 Oct 2023
• Country: Spain
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19175696/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sister_death
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Spanish
• MPA Rating: TV-MA
• Genre: Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 89 min
• Writer: Jorge Guerricaechevarría
• Director: Paco Plaza
• Cast: Aria Bedmar, Almudena Amor, Maru Valdivielso
• Keywords: prequel, convent (nunnery), post spanish civil war,

	6.0/10
	78% – Critics
	100% – Audience

Sister Death Storyline

In post-war Spain, Narcisa (Aria Bedmar), a young novice with supernatural powers, arrives at a former convent, now a school for girls, to become a teacher. As the days go by, the strange events and increasingly disturbing situations that torment her will eventually lead her to unravel the terrible skein of secrets that surround the convent and haunt its inhabitants.

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Atmospheric horror, let down a bit by the story

Beautifully shot in the manner of old style horror films, Sister Death is suffused throughout with a gentle glow, mainly focused on its beatific looking central character , Sister Narcisa. The entire action takes place after the end of the Spanish Civil War and you can feel it’s reverberations throughout the story. I was impressed by the atmosphere that felt convincing and plausible. It feels almost dreamlike (nightmarish?) and you can understand how the protagonist ‘s mind might have begun to give way under the circumstances. A lot of scenes made me think of someone experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. It holds up very well till the end – but there it falters. Apparently the perpetrators of so much hellish suffering aren’t going to be visited by spirits, however people who were victims too are the ultimate ones to be punished. Additionally the ending sequence with the nun being struck blind sort of tips over into being absurd, which I’m sure wasn’t the filmmaker’s intention. Flaws in the screenplay of this kind bring down an otherwise beautifully shot and enacted film , however it remains an elegant horror film to watch.

Tremendously effective “nun” chiller from Paco Plaza! [+69%]

The name – Paco Plaza – is almost enough assurance for a horror product to work. Here’s a nun movie that’s way better than both The Nun entries from The Conjuring universe, and it comes from one-half of the directors of the REC films. This is a prequel to Plaza’s 2017 chiller Veronica, focusing on Sister Death’s side of things. For a film that just runs for 90 minutes, there’s a surprising level of depth in storytelling, and Plaza’s use of visual metaphors is on full display here. The “eclipse” aspect is wonderfully incorporated into the storyline, and while the first two acts may come across as slightly less effective from a narrative standpoint, the final act where the dots begin to connect, is truly spectacular. Even in those first two acts, the atmospherics are remarkably set up.

The makers of The Nun films could learn a thing or two, in terms of how to design aesthetically spooky frames. The smart usage of close-up shots, the innovative use of gore, and the commendable performances of the child actors help Sister Death rise above your generic supernatural horror film. The only thing that sort of baffles me, is the makers’ decision to add synth beats to a couple of chilling scenes, which made me tune out of the film’s madness albeit for a few seconds. I have to say I enjoyed this a bit more than Veronica, and that may (or may not) have to do with how disappointing the recent demonic nun movies have been. This is a solidly packaged pre-Halloween gift indeed.