Themes: Discovering One's Heritage, Cults, Death of a Parent
Main Cast: Erica Prior, Denis Refter, Frank O'Sullivan, John O'Toole, Craig Stevenson
Release Year: 2002
Country: ES
Run Time: 98 minutes
Plot
Desperate to find out why her life seems to be falling apart at the seams, twenty-five-year-old Daniella Logan (Erica Prior) begins an investigation into her father's mysterious suicide. A loving father who dedicated his existence to ensuring his daughter's well being, Daniella's inquiries slowly reveal a man she never knew existed - a terrifying man capable of evil beyond her comprehension. Edging towards madness as the facade of her innocent life begins to crumble with each new revelation, Danielle's struggle to claim her own destiny finds her pitted against a sinister religious plot and a tangled web of venomous lies and shattering deceit. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast
Erica Prior
Denis Refter
Frank O'Sullivan
John O'Toole
Craig Stevenson
Teresa Gimpera
Credit
Lara Freire - Art Director, Paco Plaza - Director, Jose Ramon Lorenzo - Editor, Mikel Salas - Composer (Music Score), Pablo Rosso - Cinematographer, Julio Fernández - Producer, Joan Ginard - Producer, Sounders Creaciones Sonoras - Sound/Sound Designer, Paco Plaza - Screenwriter, Fernando Marias - Screenwriter, Ramsey Campbell - Book Author
Second Name (El Segundo Nombre in Spanish) is a 2002 horror movie by the Spanish director Paco Plaza, starring Erica Prior, Denis Rafter, Craig Stevenson and John O'Toole.
After the suicide of her father, Daniella (Erica Prior) investigates her family's past.
The plot involves a sect called the Abrahamites, who (according to the movie) sacrifice their first borns following an alternative interpretation of God's Will in the near-sacrifice of Isaac.
Caravaggio's Ufizzi version of the biblical scene is shown in the movie to illustrate this alternative belief.
The movie version of the Abrahamites traditionally give their first borns the father's middle name, hence the title of the movie.
