Second Name (2002)
Overview
After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her father's grave had been opened and his corpse was profaned. She decides to investigate, and receives a message of a diabetic priest, Father Elias, who tells her about an ancient fanatic religious sect of followers of Abraham that kills the first child. Later, she meets a weird man, Toby Harris, who claims to be his legitimate father. Daniella continues seeking the truth about her origins and discloses very dark secrets about her family and friends.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,044,665.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 2.663 |
Directed By
Paco Plaza
Crew
Paco Plaza
Fernando Marías
David Martí
Jorge Corral
Xavi Bastida
Josep Amorós
Alfredo Díaz
Juan Serrano
Fran Cruz
Núria Casanueva
Joan Ginard
Jaume Puig
Antonia Nava
Mikel Salas
Sergi Ruiz
Edgar Vidal
Mundo Mulero
Jesús L. Pérez Villar
Froilán Lugilde
Mónica Ballesta
Lara Freire
Carlos Fernández
Pere Carreras
Kiku Vidal
Alex Narváez
José Vinader
Manuel Carballo
Xavier Sarasa
Martín Samper
Paco Plaza
Álvaro López-Arregui
Rebeca Sáenz de Jubera
Daniela Buckley
Alberto Marini
María Parrón
Julio Fernández
Xavier Bernabeu
Ingrid Fernández de Castro
Alberto Álvarez
Lara Freire
Marc Orts
Daniel Peña
David Alvarez
José M. Meneses
Guillermo Cobo
Noemi Oliete
Elena Serra
Ramsey Campbell
Iñaki Maestre
Óscar Cano
Luis Cerveró
Pablo Rosso
TOP CAST
Erica Prior
Daniella
Trae Houlihan
Chrysteen
Denis Rafter
Simon Hastings
Craig Stevenson
Toby Harris
Frank O'Sullivan
Inspector Potts
John O'Toole
Father Elias
Teresa Gimpera
Nana
Craig Hill
Theodore Logan
Toby Harper
Dr. Grant
Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
Raymod
Birgit Bofarull
Mrs. Hastings
Richard Collins-Moore
Dr. Larabee
Ian Gibbs
Pathologist
Saskia Giró
Florist
Mia Lacostena
Daniella 8 Years
Gillian Apter
Day Nurse
Jim Arnold
Priest
Joan Minguell
Man Without Face
Joaquín Calderón
Bar Waiter
Julie Nash
Night Nurse
Oriol Genís
Forensic Assistant
Pamela Field
Mature Bar Woman
Reg Wilson
Drooling Man
Sue Flack
Smiling Woman
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