Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- late night
- halloween
What sets it apart
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The story places deserters in 1870 during the Paraguayan War before confronting them with an isolated supernatural threat.
The keywords identify cthulhu horror, while the mysterious house and its inhabitants transform shelter into incomprehensible nightmare.
The secluded farmhouse initially appears to offer protection to the deserters but becomes the central source of terror.
The protagonists are three soldiers who have deserted during an active nineteenth-century war and must survive without military support.
Films like A Própria Carne, and why
The Witch
shared folk horror, period isolation, occult dread, and oppressive atmosphere
The Lighthouse
shared claustrophobic horror, psychological unraveling, and austere historical setting
A Field in England
shared cosmic horror, wartime disorientation, surreal menace, and historical setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Ian SBF
- Release Date
- 2025-10-30
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Luiz Carlos Persy
- Jorge Guerreiro
- Pierre Baitelli
- George Sauma
- Jade Mascarenhas
- Camillo Borges
- Frederico Vasques
- Daniel Moragas
- Eber Inácio
Common questions
- What is A Própria Carne about?
- Three deserters seeking shelter during the Paraguayan War encounter an isolated farmhouse where historical violence gives way to cosmic nightmare.
- What is A Própria Carne like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Própria Carne as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Própria Carne violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Própria Carne as moderate.
- Which films are like A Própria Carne?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witch, The Lighthouse, and A Field in England.
- How long is A Própria Carne?
- A Própria Carne runs 98 minutes.
