AT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL
Director: José Mojica Marins Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: Portuguese
Starring: Ilídio Martins Simões, José Mojica Marins, Magda Mei, Nivaldo Lima, Valéria Vasquez
Driven by an overwhelming desire to have a son, the wicked undertaker Zé do Caixão (Coffin Joe) embarks on a search to find the perfect woman to bear his child. Nothing and no one will get in the way of his blood-splattered quest to propagate his bloodline and secure his only chance at immortality! Defying both military dictatorship and religious censorship to become Brazil’s first horror film, writer/director/star José Mojica Marins’ AT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL is an unforgettable gothic horror classic that introduced the world to the legendary Coffin Joe. New 4K restoration by Arrow Films.
“The DIY grime and almost quaint spooky stuff register as altogether more sinister once the eyelids on this thing get peeled back to reveal some ugly, seemingly quite personal sadism, a gnarly bit of self-actualizing power fantasy hiding behind a goofy top hat and cape.” matt lynch, letterboxd
“Zé isn’t a bogeyman, but a force. All Brazilian society ugly contradictions performed with sadistic glee. Mojica’s filmmaking match the character pure crass violent conviction.” Felipe Furtado, letterboxd