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4.5 1h 24m

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

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Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, when her lovers start getting murdered in shocking ways, Lisa can’t go to the police because the scandal would impact her day job. Foolishly she tries to unmask the assassin herself, with truly nightmarish consequences.

Top Cast

  • Claudia Gerini

    Claudia Gerini

    Lisa

  • Michele Placido

    Michele Placido

    Roccaforte

  • Nuot Arquint

    Nuot Arquint

    Kiran

  • Crisula Stafida

    Crisula Stafida

    Giulia

  • Michela Cescon

    Michela Cescon

    Giovanna

  • Ivan Franěk

    Ivan Franěk

    Stefan

  • Laurence Belgrave

    Laurence Belgrave

    Gerald

  • Giulia Bertinelli

    Giulia Bertinelli

    Paola

  • Ennio Tozzi

    Ennio Tozzi

    Federico Zampaglione (Ferri)

Overview

Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, when her lovers start getting murdered in shocking ways, Lisa can’t go to the police because the scandal would impact her day job. Foolishly she tries to unmask the assassin herself, with truly nightmarish consequences.

Rating

4.5 / 10
51 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    5 Oct 31, 2020

    Some great cinematography early on, the score is consistently nice and the creative/gory deaths are enjoyable to watch. Sadly, that's about it. The acting in 'Tulpa – Demon of Desire' isn't the best, though I don't actually blame the cast - rather the filmmakers, who chose to shoot the majority of the film in English, despite having a mostly - if not entirely - Italian cast. The language choice makes it feel clunky and cheap. I liked watching Claudia Gerini in the lead role, she does a solid enough job. There aren't any others I'd pick out, though. There are a few that play a big part, one in particular with the twist at the end - which is poorly executed. I do, meanwhile, give the film credit for how it mixes the sexual stuff into the story. A bigger budget and cleverer writing could've made this great, instead it's a disappointment in my opinion.

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