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La verdad sobre el caso del señor Valdemar (2009)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 25M

Director : Carlos Andrés Vera

Synopsis

1873, Quito, Ecuador. One of the most recognized psychiatrists of the city, Mr. Romero, is experimenting new hypnosis techniques as a healing tool with his patients, finding out that hypnosis has never been tested in a dying human being. Romero wonders if this technique could stop or delay death in dying patients. Valdemar, a Brazilian diplomatic who suffers tuberculosis, is willing to collaborate with Romero and agrees to be hypnotized the night he is supposed to die. The experiment will have dramatic consequences, Romero will be accused of Satanism and sentenced to death by the Ecuadorian president. His only chance of survival, is to persuade the presidents' secretary that he is innocent. He has only one chance to tell the truth.

Actors

Pedro Pérez
Pedro Pérez
Dr. Romero
Manuel Calisto Sánchez
Manuel Calisto Sánchez
Secretary
Octavio de Barros
Octavio de Barros
Valdemar
Alex Cisneros
Alex Cisneros
Pablo Aguirre Andrade
Pablo Aguirre Andrade

Crews

Carlos Andrés Vera
Carlos Andrés Vera
Director
Carlos Andrés Vera
Carlos Andrés Vera
Writer
Jimena Villaroel
Jimena Villaroel
Producer
Francisco X. Cevallos
Francisco X. Cevallos
Director of Photography
Roberto Frisone
Roberto Frisone
Art Direction
Frantz Jaramillo
Frantz Jaramillo
Editor
Arsenio Cadena
Arsenio Cadena
Sound Designer
Ana Poveda
Ana Poveda
Costume Designer
Lucy Da Silva
Lucy Da Silva
Makeup Artist
Frantz Jaramillo
Frantz Jaramillo
Script
Alfredo Nuñez
Alfredo Nuñez
Assistant Director
Frantz Jaramillo
Frantz Jaramillo
Special Effects
Erika da Silva
Erika da Silva
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Catalina Naranjo
Catalina Naranjo
Assistant Production Coordinator
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story

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