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The Daughters (Las hijas)

A woman with dark brown hair holds a pair of scissors and looks frightened in a big house.

Synopsis

When Basque woman, Ane (20), is kidnapped by a male taxi driver, she wakes up in a mysterious house in the countryside and discovers that the three other women being held captive act as the kidnapper’s ‘daughters’, with the eldest ‘daughter’ released back into society each time a new daughter is brought into the house. Terrified, Ane must convince the other ‘daughters’ to escape, but they have other plans.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
104 min
Format
Digital
Director
Daniel Romero 1st Feature
Producer
Ferran Tomas, Tamara Garcia Iglesias, Oliver Kassman, Anna Keeley
Executive Producer
Matteo de Castello, AJ Lutsky, Phillip Thomas, Dylan Maranda
Editor
Luis Terrón
Screenwriter
Asier Guerricaechebaria, Daniel Romero
Director of Photography
Jose Martin Rosete
Production Designer
Sultana del Badal
Sound
Laura Gantes
Composer
Nerea Alberdi
Principal cast
Karra Elejalde, Yune Nogueiras, Edurne Azkarate, Jone Laspiur, Ainara Elejalde

Genre

Horror Thriller

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Escape Plan Productions Ltd

Anna Keeley

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