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The Binding

Original title: Il legame
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
5.1K
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Mía Maestro and Giulia Patrignani in The Binding (2020)
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While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.

  • Director
    • Domenico de Feudis
  • Writers
    • Daniele Cosci
    • Davide Orsini
    • Domenico de Feudis
  • Stars
    • Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Mía Maestro
    • Giulia Patrignani
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    4.8/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Domenico de Feudis
    • Writers
      • Daniele Cosci
      • Davide Orsini
      • Domenico de Feudis
    • Stars
      • Riccardo Scamarcio
      • Mía Maestro
      • Giulia Patrignani
    • 56User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Riccardo Scamarcio
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Francesco
    Mía Maestro
    Mía Maestro
    • Emma
    Giulia Patrignani
    • Sofia
    Mariella Lo Sardo
    • Teresa
    Federica Rosellini
    Federica Rosellini
    • Ada
    Raffaella D'Avella
    • Sabrina
    Sebastiano Filocamo
    • Don Gino
    Roberto Negri
    Antonella Bavaro
    Susi Rutigliano
    Pino Bruno
    Sarah Khaled
    Sarah Khaled
    • Sofia
    • (English version)
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    Charles Sans
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    • Director
      • Domenico de Feudis
    • Writers
      • Daniele Cosci
      • Davide Orsini
      • Domenico de Feudis
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    5faer_kr

    Avoidable Sunday

    An Italian terror attempt. It is about a man who takes his girlfriend to his mother's house and his daughter begins to suffer strange situations from his presence. Totally parsimonious, the first hour nothing happens. The last half hour is the one that develops everything. Predictable like all of its kind. Quality. Performances at the level but nothing relevant. The effects are fine, one that another is not fully achieved. Talk about tie downs. The ending is very simple and nothing spectacular. It remains owing. Try to give suspense with hackneyed moments and situations.
    7kosmasp

    How much binding can you have?

    I'm a bit of a sucker for low budget horror movies ... if they are done and played well. I might have given this a point or two more than some may feel this deserves. Yes we have cliches and yes this is quite predictable. Still it is a horror movie that works (all the bad character choices included) ... very well made and acted.

    Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride. Effects are decent and story is ok too. It will not reinvent the wheel, it will also probably not make your top 10 list, but that does not make this a bad movie. Of course it may not be your taste ... there is no accounting for that.
    5marmar-69780

    The Binding

    The Binding is a new Italian horror that was realesed in this days and i must say that it wasnt a total disaster,film had some good acting performances and some use of visual aspects and creepy imagery was done in a solid way,but that is where a good staff stops to me,and predictable and lame ones begin.Story was seen in a thousends of similiar films and i havent seen nothing new to impress me,scares were also very uneffective and they didnt have a impact on me,ending was little cliched and it felt like all the same.Honestly i wish that Italia gets another horror maestro like Argento was ,so we can again enjoy good horrors again from their side
    6fay_star

    Interesting Supernatural Watch

    The movie is nicely set in rural Italy which lends to a lovely supernatural folky aesthetic. The storyline, while not being particularly original or unique, maintains an air of intrigue and unpredictability. The acting of the older family members is fantastic and a little creepy (good thing!) I wouldn't pay to watch it but is good option for a autumnal night in cuddled on the sofa.
    5richardwworkman

    Caffeine is required.

    It took a couple of attempts to watch this, I fell asleep the first time round.

    This film goes in hard with the uncanny. The first half is all creepy music and weird relatives talking secretively in hushed tones. Some herbalist witchcraft is going on and a lot of unusual activity seems to be centred on the daughter.

    It takes a tortuously long time for it to become clear why everything is happening and when it does the same plodding pace continues.

    A family history touched by tragedy and insanity belatedly reveals a possessive land spirit of sorts that's doomed to seek rebirth through vampire like taking of blood.

    In principle is a great idea foe a horror film and something we don't see very often these days. The idea of malevolent forces operating just below the surface of modern life is good but the monotone presentation of this movie lets it down.

    Not too bad a film but you may need a good strong coffee to get you through it.

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      This film is based on true events.
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      Referenced in Flix Forum: The Binding (Il legame) (2023)

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Lanetli Bağlar
    • Filming locations
      • Bari, Apulia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • HT Film
      • Indigo Film
      • Lebowski
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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