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.

The Christmas movie gets a diabolically satirical spin with this apocalyptic horror-comedy from Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia. With wonderful performances from its central trio of misfits, The Day of the Beast playfully updates the nativity story for a wickedly entertaining cult classic.