Second Name

Second Name

93 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Nov. 15, 2002

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.

Second Name

93 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Nov. 15, 2002

Second Name
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Castelao Producciones, Filmax International
Original title El segundo nombre
Directors Sergi Ruiz, Xavier Bernabeu, Núria Casanueva, Paco Plaza
Writers Fernando Marías, Alberto Marini, Paco Plaza, Ramsey Campbell

Cast

Erica Prior

as Daniella

Trae Houlihan

as Chrysteen

Denis Rafter

as Simon Hastings

Craig Stevenson

as Toby Harris

Frank O'Sullivan

as Inspector Potts

John O'Toole

as Father Elias

Teresa Gimpera

as Nana

Craig Hill

as Theodore Logan

Toby Harper

as Dr. Grant

Birgit Bofarull

as Mrs. Hastings

Richard Collins-Moore

as Dr. Larabee

Ian Gibbs

as Pathologist

Saskia Giró

as Florist

Mia Lacostena

as Daniella 8 Years

Gillian Apter

as Day Nurse

Jim Arnold

as Priest

Joan Minguell

as Man Without Face

Joaquín Calderón

as Bar Waiter

Julie Nash

as Night Nurse

Oriol Genís

as Forensic Assistant

Pamela Field

as Mature Bar Woman

Reg Wilson

as Drooling Man

Sue Flack

as Smiling Woman