''Ego'' is a 2021 Spanish psychological horror thriller film directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas which stars
María Pedraza.
Plot
It is set during the
COVID-19 lockdown
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions colloquially known as lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and similar societal restrictions) have been implemented in numerous countrie ...
. Paloma begins to use an app to date same sex people to have some fun. She finds out there is a profile of another girl identical to her, seemingly intending to replacing her.
Cast
Production
Produced by La Caña Films, the film was written by Jorge Navarro de Lemus and directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas.
Pedro Vendrell Martínez was
responsible for the cinematography.
Release
The film was screened at the
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is an annual film festival in Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2016.
With the 2020 edition of the festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it was one of the partners in the Nightstre ...
held in October 2021.
Distributed by Begin Again Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 1 December 2021.
Awards and nominations
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is an annual film festival in Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2016.
With the 2020 edition of the festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it was one of the partners in the Nightstre ...
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See also
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List of Spanish films of 2021
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in the country in 2021. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2021, by domestic box ...
References
External links
''Ego''at
ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
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2020s psychological horror films
2021 films
Films about the COVID-19 pandemic
Films set in the 2020s
Spanish horror films
2020s Spanish-language films
2020s Spanish films
Spanish psychological thriller films
2021 psychological thriller films