1995 film
The Day of the Beast (Spanish: El día de la bestia) is a 1995 black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. It is a Spanish-Italian co-production.
The plot concerns the unorthodox attempts of a Basque priest (Angulo) to avert the birth of the Antichrist in Madrid during Christmas Eve, teaming up with a metalhead (Segura) and an occult fraudster (De Razza). The film, marketed as "a satanic comedy", was well received by critics and audiences in Spain, and sparked interest in the director's filmography and style of directing.
It earned numerous accolades, including the Goya Award for Best Director for Álex de la Iglesia.
Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.