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Embodiment Of Evil (2008)

Director: Jose Mojica Marins

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Ever seen a woman chained and in stirrups, slathered in nacho cheese and having a sewer rat scrabble at her privates? No? Well then, what about a burly, tattooed monk whose prayer ritual involves nipple clamps and a car battery? Brazilian schlockmeister José Mojica Marins writes, directs and stars in this grotesque torture-porn soap opera, which splices together a rancid miscellany of sadistic set-pieces to tell the oh-so-loose tale of Coffin Joe and his search for someone to take his demon seed. Stylistically, Marins combines the gothic trappings of Hammer, the realist S&M cruelty of Eli Roth and the kitsch porno exploitation of Spaniard Jesus Franco. It may tickle a type of hardened horror connoisseur, but most will want a shower after seeing it.

Author: David Jenkins 2009-06-30 12:10:52

Time Out London Issue 2028, July 2 - 8, 2009


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Cast & crew

Director: Jose Mojica Marins

Cast: Jose Mojica Marins, Jece Valadão, Adriano Stuart full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Rated: 18

Duration: 94 mins

UK Release: Jul 3 2009




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