ANATEMA is a supernatural gothic horror film set in present-day Madrid, based on an original screenplay by Jimina Sabadú and Elio Quiroga. The cast includes Leonor Watling, Pablo Derqui, Jaime Ordóñez, Keren Hapuc, Mauro Brussolo-Arocena, Mariano Llorente, Manuel de Blas, Xoán Fórneas and Fedra Lorente, with special appearances by Juan Codina, Margarita Lascoiti and Juan Manuel Montilla “El Langui.” The film was shot over five weeks across several locations in Madrid, Guadalajara and Bizkaia, with Luis Ángel Pérez serving as Director of Photography.
ANATEMA SYNOPSIS
Juana Rabadán, a young nun, is tasked with exploring the catacombs beneath one of Madrid’s oldest churches. The archbishop suspects that the endless network of tunnels may conceal the Seal of Saint Simeon, placed there by the hermit saint himself to protect the world from an ancient evil.
With the help of the young priest Ángel, the novice Mara and the exorcist Cuiña, Juana descends beneath the city to confront not only supernatural forces, but also the ghosts of her own past.
About Jimina Sabadú
Jimina Sabadú (Madrid, 1981) is an author, screenwriter and filmmaker. She published her first fanzine at the age of twelve and soon began contributing to popular culture magazines. In 2000, she joined the legendary Spanish fanzine Mondo Brutto.
She received the Lengua de Trapo Award for Celacanto and the Ateneo Joven de Sevilla Award for Los Supervivientes. In February 2020, she published Las palmeras (Algaida), a horror novel rooted in everyday life that depicts the closure of national borders following the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin. This year, she released her latest book, La conquista de Tinder (Turner).
Sabadú has also written for television, newspapers and radio. She is currently a columnist for El País and contributes to El Confidencial and Letras Libres. Her screenwriting credits include two feature films, Faraday and La Máquina de Bailar, several animated series for VOD platforms, and three stage plays: Hijas de la gran puta, Vacaciones en Eternia and La llama.