The Influence (Spanish: La influencia) is a 2019 Spanish horror film directed by Denis Rovira van Boekholt in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Manuela Vellés, Alain Hernández, Maggie Civantos and Claudia Placer. The film is based on the adaptation from a novel with the same title The Influence, written by popular English novelist Ramsey Campbell in 1988. The film was streamed via Netflix on 11 October 2019 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.
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Synopsis
Alicia (Manuela Vellés) has returned to the family home which she fled as a child. Along with her husband, Mikel (Alain Hernández) and her nine-year-old daughter, Nora (Claudia Placer), Alicia seeks to rebuild her life while being forced to confront a past she believed forgotten and a body that refuses to die: that of Victoria (Emma Suárez), the possessive family matriarch who has fallen into a deep coma and barely survives on life support.
Cast
Manuela Vellés as Alicia
Alain Hernández as Mikel
Maggie Civantos as Sara
Claudia Placer as Nora
Emma Suárez as Victoria
Daniela Rubin as Luna
Mariana Cordero as Mejido
Carlos Cuevas as Fran
Felipe García Vélez as Tio Pedro
Marta Castellote as Ana
Ramón Esquinas as Abuelo
David Luque as Notario