Coisa Ruim (2006)

Directors:

Tiago Guedes
Frederico Serra

Writer:

Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho (writer)

Release Date:

2 March 2006 (Portugal)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Hallucination | Haunted House | Exorcism | Possession

Awards:

6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Adriano Luz	...	Xavier Oliveira Monteiro
Manuela Couto	...	Helena Oliveira Monteiro
Sara Carinhas	...	Sofia
José Afonso Pimentel	...	Rui
João Santos	...	Ricardo
José Pinto	...	Father Vicente
João Pedro Vaz	...	Father Cruz
Elisa Lisboa	...	Dulce
Filipe Duarte	...	Luis
Gonçalo Waddington	...	António
Maria d'Aires	...	Rosa
Miguel Borges	...	Ismael
Rafaela Santos	...	Ismael's Wife
Orlando Costa	...	Sr. Costa
Lia Franco	...	Baby

Also Known As:

Bad Blood (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

Portugal:97 min

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Seia, Portugal

Company:

Madragoa Filmes

How to make a masterpiece with a low budget...

A biology professor, his wife, their three kids and their grandson reaches a small village, totally lost in time in the middle of Portugal, with a few old inhabitants, like there are so many in Portugal. The village people take their myths, ancient legends and folklore very serious, but the couple are skeptical (especially the husband), highly intellectual and with very scientific thoughts and ideas, and they are no prepared at all to what they are going to face. That's when strange things begin to happen... It is an horror/mystery/suspense/spiritual movie, but the horror is only psychological, and all the fear that you can feel during the movie comes from your perception and understanding of the story, and not from what you are eyes are watching. There is Death, and there is Rape, but you don't see those images, you just know it happened, and the story goes on, in a crescendo throughout the movie, until it reaches the final climax. This suits perfectly... if there were some physical violence or gore, the movie would loose its personality. The story follow its line from the beginning until the end. growing up in fear... Really, I don't remember ever seeing something like this! The stories are all based on the Portuguese myths and folklore, not on some external influences. There are beautiful landscapes, an old Portuguese village which suits as a perfect background for an horror movie, very well written script, good performances of the characters, good directing, perfect soundtrack. And there is a strong feeling throughout all the movie... this is really a masterpiece, made with the usual financial difficulties of the Portuguese cinema. But this one came out to see the light of the day, and it is the best ever made in Portugal, and one of the best I've ever seen in the genre in all cinema history. If you are just into "American Horror Blockbusters", full of special effects, screams, blood and gore, and physical violence, this is probably not your movie.