History of the Occult
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| Directed by | Cristian Ponce |
| Written by | Cristian Ponce |
| Produced by | Pedro Saieg |
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| Music by | Marcelo Cataldo |
Production company | Tangram Cine |
| Distributed by | FilmSharks |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
History of the Occult (Spanish: Historia de lo Oculto) is a 2020 thriller horror film written and directed by Cristian Ponce in his feature directorial debut. An international co-production between Argentina and Mexico, the film is presented as the final episode of a fictional 1980s Argentine television news program titled 60 Minutos Antes de la Medianoche ("60 Minutes Before Midnight"), during which the show's journalists attempt to expose a conspiracy that connects their government to a mysterious corporation that practices black magic.
History of the Occult premiered at MOTELX (Lisbon International Horror Film Festival) in Portugal on 8 September 2020, and was made available for streaming on Netflix in Spain and Latin America on 15 October 2021.