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Lujuria (film)

Lujuria is a 2025 Mexican-Spanish psychological horror and thriller film written, directed, and produced by filmmaker Iñaki Aguilar. The film follows a young Mexican man who becomes entangled in a religious sect in rural Spain after being robbed during a pilgrimage. It has received international festival selections, including the Brigadoon section of the Sitges Film Festival, and has screened at horror-focused events such as the Bogotá Horror Film Festival and Galacticat - International Film Festival of de Tàrrega i Ponent.

Plot

Mateo, a 22-year-old Mexican man, travels through rural Spain as part of a religious pilgrimage. After being robbed, he is left vulnerable and isolated, eventually encountering a closed religious community. The group offers him shelter, but their practices involve intense emotional control and strict interpretations of faith. As Mateo becomes more deeply involved, his psychological stability begins to deteriorate, and tensions arise between devotion, guilt, and forbidden desire.

Cast

  • Arashi Méndez as Dolores
  • Antonio De los Santos as Mateo

Production

Lujuria marks the feature film debut of Iñaki Aguilar, who previously studied filmmaking in London. The film was produced in Spain, with rural locations selected to support the narrative’s isolated setting. Aguilar also served as producer alongside the creative team.

Release

The film premiered in 2025 and was selected for multiple international film festivals. It screened in the Brigadoon section of the Sitges Film Festival, which focuses on genre cinema. The film also participated in the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, and won the Best Feature Film award.

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