Belzebuth is a 2017 Mexican horror film directed by Emilio Portes, starring Joaquín Cosío and Tobin Bell.

Synopsis

The story begins in a hospital with detective Emmanuel Ritter and his wife celebrating the birth of their baby. When Ritter receives a call from his office, he leaves and a nurse takes the baby to the nursery. The nurse locks the nursery door, takes out a scalpel, and starts to stab Ritter s baby and other infants in the nursery. Before anyone can break into the nursery, the nurse has killed all the newborns and slit her own throat.

Many years later, Ritter remains traumatized and emotionally distant, unable to process the death of his son. At work, he learns of a mass shooting at an elementary school. This turns out to be only one of a series of gruesome massacres in the area. Ritter embarks on a paranormal investigation, looking for an excommunicated priest and trying to find the evil force responsible for the shocking incidents.

Cast

• Tobin Bell as Vasilio Canetti
• Tate Ellington as Ivan Franco
• Joaquín Cosío as Emmanuel Ritter
• Giovanna Zacarías as Leonor
• Yunuen Pardo as Beatríz
• Jose Sefami as Demetrio
• Aida López as Elena
• Enoc Leaño as Jefe Najera
• Felipe Tututi as Enzo
• Norma Angélica as Doña Eulalia
• Mercedes Hernández as Aurora Moreno
• Liam Villa as Isa
• Damaris Rubio as Reportera
• Carlos Conde Fabregat as Belzebuth

Reception

The film has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on thirteen reviews with an average rating of 6.44/10.

Year	2017
ReleaseDate	2019-08-29
RuntimeMins	114
RuntimeStr	1h 54min
Plot	After a personal tragedy, a police detective investigates a school massacre committed by a student – and another massacre. Are the 3 tragedies linked to demon possession?
Awards	Awards, 3 wins & 4 nominations
Directors	Emilio Portes
Writers	Luis Carlos Fuentes, Emilio Portes
Stars	Tobin Bell, Joaquín Cosio, Tate Ellington
Produced by	Jaime Baksht, Stephanie Beauchef, Thomas Boda, Cristina Conde Felix, Isabel Muñoz Cota, Michelle Couttolenc, Ana Hernandez, Rodrigo Herranz, Carlos Lagunas, Salvador León Guridi, Rodrigo Ríos
Music by	Aldo Max Rodriguez
Cinematography by	Ramon Orozco Stoltenberg
Film Editing by	Emilio Portes, Rodrigo Ríos
Production Design by	Carlos Lagunas
Art Direction by	Sandro Valdez
Set Decoration by	Luis Figueroa
Costume Design by	Gabriela Fernandez
Makeup Department	Antón Garfias, Rossana Lazcano, Eddie Mounster, Karina Rodríguez
Production Management	Alejandro Cortés Rubiales, Ivan Diaz-Robledo, Cyntia Navarro
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Stephanie Beauchef, Connie Casillas, Alejandro Guzmán Alvarez, Alberto Macin, Laura Ortiz
Art Department	Manuel Andrade, Jose Luis Barragan, Juan Cisneros, Omar Conde, Christopher Cruz, Jerman Jertze Cruz, Natalia Davis, Maria Ferraez, Barbara Horcasitas, Nidia Maciel, Otilio Manriquez, Rodolfo Martinez, Fernando Moran, Ana Luisa Rodríguez Vallecillo, Mark Zepeda, Emiliano Casanova
Sound Department	Nicolás Aguilar, Sandra Ramírez Aguilera, Jaime Baksht, Ireri Barrón, Isabel Muñoz Cota, Michelle Couttolenc, Alejandro de Icaza, Damián Del Río, Enrique Fernández Tanco, Salvador Félix, Christian Giraud, Paulina Gonzalez, Jaime Juarez, Omar Eduardo Soto López, Michael Miller, Aldo Navarro, Chema Ramos Roa, Leon Sandoval, Hugo Trejo
Special Effects by	Juan Martínez Espín
Visual Effects by	Thomas Boda, José Amilcar Herrera Castro, Christian Hässig, Fidel Moreno, Cyntia Navarro, Othon Reynoso, Andrea Rodríguez Velázquez, Odelba Salazar, Paula Siqueira
Stunts	Carlos Marroquín, Juan Carlos Olalde, César René Vigné
Camera and Electrical Department	Hansel Castillero, Pedro Alan Ciares, Nicole De la Mora, Beto Dominguez, Luis Montalvo, Luis Montijo, José Stempa
Animation Department	Jorge Castellanos
Casting Department	Natalia Beristáin, Gabriela Meza, Morgan Robbins, Kellie Roy, Luis Ángel Vázquez
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Viridiana Barraza
Editorial Department	David Sánchez Alvarado, Chemistry, José Manuel Fentanes, César Augusto Villatoro, Brenda Villegas
Location Management	Zurdo Angel, Ivan Diaz-Robledo, Ruben Figueroa, Lizz-Monge, Adriana Santos
Music Department	Pablo Lach
Transportation Department	Paola Goycoolea, Martin Vargas
Additional Crew	Zurdo Angel, Jessica Aviña, Saul Contreras, Ana Isabel Garcia, Octavio F. Islas, Rodrigo Macin, Mariela Portugal, Damaris Rubio, Amy Stein, Ignacio Villaseñor Jimenez, Luis Ángel Vázquez
Thanks	Pablo Guisa Koestinger
Genres	Horror
Companies	Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), Pastorela Peliculas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
Countries	Mexico
Languages	English, Spanish
ContentRating	Not Rated
ImDbRating	6
ImDbRatingVotes	3338
Keywords	latin american horror,satanism,satanic cult,neo noir,detective