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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Belzebuth
"Don't stop praying"
2019 1h 54m ES
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 388
HorrorFantasy
Synopsis
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While leading a police investigation of a massacre in a public school at the border of Mexico and U.S.A, special Agent Emanuel Ritter links this strange case to the coming and rising of the ancient demon Belzebuth. But in order to stop the trail of upcoming infanticides, Ritter shall have to confront himself before dealing with the forces of good and evil.
“Don't stop praying”
Cast
Joaquín Cosío
Emmanuel Ritter
Tobin Bell
Padre Vasilio Canetti
Tate Ellington
Ivan Franco
José Sefami
Demetrio Vega
Yunuen Pardo
Beatriz Rubio
Liam Villa
Niño Isa Rubio
Conde Fabregat
Cristo - Belzebuth
Aurora Gil
Marina Ritter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Emilio Portes
- Writers
- Emilio Portes, Luis Carlos Fuentes
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- Mexico
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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Emilio Portes, shot by Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rodrigo Rios shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Joaquín Cosío and Tobin Bell and Tate Ellington carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Don't stop praying".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3662308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Emilio Portes directs. Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg behind the camera. Rodrigo Rios cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
- 4Directed by Emilio Portes, shot by Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Rodrigo Rios shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Joaquín Cosío and Tobin Bell and Tate Ellington carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Don't stop praying".
- 8IMDB entry: tt3662308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "mexico", "detective", "exorcism", "possession".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg
- Editing
- Rodrigo Rios
- Production design
- Carlos Lagunas
- Costume design
- Gabriela Fernández
- Makeup / hair
- Roberto Ortiz
- Stunt coordinator
- Balo Bucio
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,600,000
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Belzebuth (2019)
Also by
Emilio Portes
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Pastorela Películas
MX
FIDECINE
MX
Videocine
MX
Key crew
- MusicAldo Max Rodríguez
- Line ProducerAna Hernández
- CastingNatalia Beristáin
- CastingKellie Roy
- EditorRodrigo Rios
- Makeup DesignerRoberto Ortiz
- EditorEmilio Portes
- CastingAnne McCarthy
- Production DesignCarlos Lagunas
- Stunt CoordinatorBalo Bucio
- ProducerRodrigo Herranz
- Co-ProducerMichelle Couttolenc
- Associate ProducerIsabel Muñoz
- Costume DesignGabriela Fernández
- Associate ProducerThomas Boda
- Co-ProducerJaime Baksht
- Associate ProducerStephanie Beauchef
- Art DirectionSandro Valdez
- Makeup ArtistAntonio Garfias
- Set DecorationBarbara Horcasitas
- Associate ProducerCarlos Lagunas
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mexico
- detective
- exorcism
- possession
- satanism
- priest
- demon
- bombing
- school massacre
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-06-14· Cinepocalypse
- Digital2019-08-29NR· Shudder
Also known as
International titles
- БельзебубUA
