Castle of Purity
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
Claudio Brook
Gabriel Lima
Rita Macedo
Beatriz
Arturo Beristáin
Porvenir
Diana Bracho
Utopía
Gladys Bermejo
Voluntad
David Silva
Inspector
María Rojo
Young at store
María Barber
Neighbor
Mario Castillón Bracho
Undercover cop
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
This is quite a brilliant fictional recreation of a true story that took place in the 50s. A man keeps his family locked in their house to protect the purity of his wife and 3 children. It's like watching a train wreck in very slow motion. For modern reference, it's somewhere between Black Swan and Dogtooth, although it predates both of those.
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