Venus Movie Details:
Based on | “The Dreams in the Witch House” by H. P. Lovecraft |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Action, Horror, Thriller |
Release Date | 10 September 2022 (TIFF) 2 December 2022 (Spain) |
Running Time | 1hr 40min |
Age rating | R |
Cast | Ester Expósito Ángela Cremonte Inés Fernández Magüi Mira Aten Soria María José Sarrate Sofía Reyes Fernando Valdivielso Federico Aguado Francisco Boira Pedro Bachura |
Directed by | Jaume Balagueró |
Screenplay by | Jaume Balagueró Fernando Navarro |
Cinematography by | Pablo Rosso |
Edited by | Luis de la Madrid |
Production Company | Pokeepsie Films The Fear Collection II AIE |
Distributor | Sony Pictures |
Box Office Collection | €0.5 million |
Venus Movie Cast and Characters:
- Ester Expósito as Lucía
- Ángela Cremonte as Rocío
- Inés Fernández as Alba
- Magüi Mira
- Fernando Valdivielso
- Federico Aguado
- Francisco Boira
- Aten Soria
- María José Sarrate
- Sofía Reyes
- Pedro Bachura
Storyline:
Go-go dancer Lucía, on the run with a stash of pills and hunted by mobsters, takes sanctuary in an apartment block with sister Rocío and niece Alba only to find out that malevolent supernatural forces are at play in the building.
About Venus Movie:
- The film is loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Dreams in the Witch House”.
- The project was pitched at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2021, with the participation of the director Jaume Balagueró, star performer Ester Expósito as well as Álex de la Iglesia, Carolina Bang, Ricardo Cabornero and Iván Losada.
- Filming began in November 2021 in Madrid and wrapped in February 2022.
- The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section on 10 September 2022. It later had its US premiere at the Fantastic Fest. Likewise, it screened in the opening gala of the 55th Sitges Film Festival on 6 October 2022. Venus was released theatrically in Spain on 2 December 2022 by Sony Pictures Entertainment.