El día de la bestia

"A devilishly dark comedy."

Dec 23 1998 R 1h 43m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible, a death metal salesman from Carabanchel, and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult. These go on a literal "trip" through Christmas-time Madrid to hunt for and prevent the reincarnation of the Antichrist.

Plot

Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there st...

Written by

Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia

Directed by

Álex de la Iglesia

Production Countries

Spain, Italy

Production Companies

Iberoamericana Films Produccion, Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel), Canal+ España

Languages

Italiano, Español

Awards

16 wins & 14 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
25,899
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA