Skull: The Mask

Skull: The Mask (Portuguese: Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá) is a 2020 slasher film written and directed by Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman. The film stars Natallia Rodrigues as a detective investigating the ancient mask of Anhangá—a vassal of a pre-Columbian god—who is incarnated and embarks on a sacrificial killing spree. The film is an international co-production of Brazil and the United States.[2]

Skull: The Mask
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Armando Fonseca Kapel Furman
Written by	Armando Fonseca Kapel Furman
Starring	Natallia Rodrigues Wilton Andrade Ricardo Gelli Guta Ruiz Greta Antoine Tristan Aronovich Ivo Müller
Music by	Fernando Arruda
Cinematography	Andre Sigwalt
Production company	Infravermelho Filmes Fantaspoa Produções Boccato Productions
Distributed by	Raven Banner Entertainment
Release date	May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22) (CFF)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	Brazil United States
Language	Portuguese

Skull: The Mask premiered digitally as part of the Chattanooga Film Festival on May 22, 2020.[3]

Cast

• Natallia Rodrigues as Beatriz Obdias[3]
• Wilton Andrade as Manco Ramirez
• Ricardo Gelli as Padre Vasco Magno
• Guta Ruiz as Galvani Volta
• Greta Antoine as Lilah
• Tristan Aronovich as Nobuto
• Ivo Müller as Tack Waelder
• Eduardo Semerjian as Herr Schädel
• Che Moais as Pajé Iratinga
• Rurik Jr. as Skull

Release

In 2018, Cinestate acquired the rights to distribute Skull: The Mask in the United States through the Fangoria label.[4][5]

Skull: The Mask premiered digitally on May 22, 2020 as part of the 7th annual Chattanooga Film Festival.[1][3][6][7] The festival took place online as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Reception

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting called the film "a gloriously carnage-fueled horror movie nestled deep within a messy web of entangled plot threads. A lot of it doesn't work, but it's hard to be too upset about a film that brings an insane amount of gore and intriguing new monster mythology to the table."[3] Screen Anarchy's Andrew Mack praised the film's gore as "fantastic" and "top notch", though he noted: "It feels like two separate films were made then there was an attempt to edit them together and make a cohesive whole."[9]

References

1. "CFF 2020 Features". Chattanooga Film Festival. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. Lang, Jamie (16 May 2020). "Ventana Sur's Blood Window Aims to Frighten at Cannes Film Market". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. Navarro, Meagan (22 May 2020). "[Review] Brazilian Horror 'Skull: The Mask' Unleashes Ultra-Gory Carnage in Convoluted Narrative". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
4. Mack, Andrew (21 May 2018). "Fantaspoa 2018: Cinestate Acquires Skull - The Mask From FantasMercado Market". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
5. Finotti, Ivan (6 February 2019). "Monstro voador aterroriza a zona leste de São Paulo na gravação de filme de terror" [Flying monster terrorizes the east side of São Paulo in the shooting of a horror film]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
6. Miska, Brad (13 May 2020). "Get Hyped, the Online Version of the Chattanooga Film Festival Is Jam-Packed With Awesome Films and Events". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
7. Millican, Josh (22 May 2020). "Batsh*t Crazy Trailer for Skull: The Mask Now Screening at Chattanooga Film Fest Digital Edition". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
8. Gullickson, Brad (18 May 2020). "Chattanooga Film Festival Goes Virtual and They're Bringing Ice-T, Ernest Dickerson, and Joe Dante". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
9. Mack, Andrew (24 May 2020). "Chattanooga 2020 Review: Skull: The Mask (Skull: A Mascara de Anhanga), Blood And Gore Brings Joy to Your Heart, Before Ripping it Out". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

External links

• Skull: The Mask on IMDb