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Skull: The Mask
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Wikipedia article
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Fantaspoa Produes
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| runtime = 90 minutes
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'Skull: The Mask' is a 2020 slasher film written and directed by Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman. It stars Natallia Rodrigues as a detective investigating the ancient mask of Anhanga vassal of a pre-Columbian godwho is incarnated and embarks on a sacrificial killing spree. The film is an international co-production of Brazil and the United States.
'Skull: The Mask' premiered digitally as part of the Chattanooga Film Festival on 22 May 2020. The film is available for streaming on Shudder as of 27 May 2021.
Plot
Cast
* Natallia Rodrigues as Beatriz Obdias
* Wilton Andrade as Manco Ramirez
* Ricardo Gelli as Padre Vasco Magno
* as Galvani Volta
* as Lilah
* Tristan Aronovich as Nobuto
* Ivo Mller as Tack Waelder
* Eduardo Semerjian as Herr Schdel
* Che Moais as Paj Iratinga
* Rurik Jr. as Skull
Release
In 2018, Cinestate acquired the rights to distribute 'Skull: The Mask' in the United States through the 'Fangoria' label.
'Skull: The Mask' premiered digitally on 22 May 2020 as part of the 7th annual Chattanooga Film Festival. The festival took place online as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film was made available for streaming on Shudder on 27 May 2021.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .
Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting called the film "a gloriously carnage-fueled horror movie nestled deep within a messy web of entangled plot threads. A lot of it doesn't work, but it's hard to be too upset about a film that brings an insane amount of gore and intriguing new monster mythology to the table." 'Screen Anarchy's Andrew Mack praised the film's gore as "fantastic" and "top notch", though he noted: "It feels like two separate films were made then there was an attempt to edit them together and make a cohesive whole." Jacob Oller of 'Paste Magazine' complimented the film's prop design but criticized its choreography and staging, writing that "'Skull: The Mask' just isn't shot in a way to fully appreciate the nastiness its creators so clearly enjoy." Nick Allen of Roger Ebert.com gave the film a score of one-and-a-half out of four stars, finding faults with its characters, editing, and sound mixing.
Gizmodo's Cheryl Eddy praised the film's special effects, and wrote that the perceived complexity of the film's plot "doesn't detract much from the movie's enjoyability." Drew Tinnin of Dread Central gave the film four-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it "an indie action slasher masterpiece." Both Eddy and Tinnin compared the film's antagonist to Jason Voorhees of the 'Friday of the 13th' franchise, with Tinnin writing that "Brazil may have found their version of Kane Hodder in pro-wrestler Rurik Jr." 'The Guardian's Phil Hoad gave the film three out of five stars, calling it a "silly, uneven but strangely appealing slasher film that leaves no heart unripped from human thorax." Martin Unsworth of 'Starburst Magazine' rated 'Skull: The Mask' four out of four, commending its action scenes, pacing, performances, and special effects. Hope Madden of 'UK Film Review' called it a "throwback exploitation" and said the "films opening is its strongest segment, a grainy video portrayal of a 1944 political bloodbath with the goal of enacting an ancient pre-Columbian ritual."
References
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