El lado oscuro
To write and to dream is a mortal sin.
2004 · 1h 40m · N/A
Thriller
Directed by
José Arturo Velazco
Overview
A novelist realizes that his works gradually begin to exceed reality into a world of the unknown and supernatural, creating in its viewers an atmosphere of terror and suspense.
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