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THE DAY OF THE BEAST

El día de la bestia

Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Spain, Italy, 1995
Horror, Cult, Comedy
  • 104104 minutes

Synopsis

A cabalistic study of the Bible reveals to a Basque priest that the antichrist will be born on Christmas Day in Madrid. Helped by a heavy-metal fan and a showman of an esoteric TV program, the priest must invoke the devil to find out the evil spawn’s place of birth and then kill it.

Synopsis

A cabalistic study of the Bible reveals to a Basque priest that the antichrist will be born on Christmas Day in Madrid. Helped by a heavy-metal fan and a showman of an esoteric TV program, the priest must invoke the devil to find out the evil spawn’s place of birth and then kill it.