When Evil Lurks

"In very simple terms, the Argentine production 'When Evil Lurks,' directed by Demián Rugna (Terrified), is one of the most disturbing horror films in recent years. And not just because of the brutal physical violence it portrays on screen - and there's plenty of that - but because what motivates it is even more impactful and desolate. The story is set in a remote rural village in Argentina, where two brothers discover the existence of a “rotten": a person whose body has been possessed by a parasitic evil that seeks to feed on them to "be born." Attempts to get rid of the rotten unleash calamity in the town, bringing out the worst of the human spirit in the community. A film inspired by the local context of Argentina but universal in the cruelty, selfishness, and intolerance it puts on screen."