A young sculptor returns to his native city, Santiago of Compostela, only to discover that his mother has been placed in an asylum for the insane. Although she urges him to flee the town and escape the ghostly spirit of his dead father, Jacobo (Juan Diego Botto) decides to stay, and learns that evil spirits really do dwell in his family's midst. Luis Tosar and Marta Etura co-star in a chilling festival award-winner from Spain. In Spanish with English subtitles. Xavier Villaverde---Spain---2002---108 mins.