
Movie · thriller, mystery
Second Name
El segundo nombre
2002 · 1h 33m
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What is it about? Second Name
After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her father's grave had been opened and his corpse was profaned. She decides to investigate, and receives a message of a diabetic priest, Father Elias, who tells her about an ancient fanatic religious sect of followers of Abraham that kills the first child. Later, she meets a weird man, Toby Harris, who claims to be his legitimate father. Daniella continues seeking the truth about her origins and discloses very dark secrets about her family and friends.
Genres: thriller, mystery, horror. Themes: suicide, christianity, mental institution, religious fundamentalism, religious cult, desecration.
Cast and crew Second Name
AllCreators
- Directed byPaco Plaza
- ScreenplayFernando Marías
- ScreenplayPaco Plaza
- Based on the novel byRamsey Campbell
- CinematographyPablo Rosso
- EditingJosé Ramón Lorenzo Picado
Full cast and crew24 cast members, 54 crew
Cast:
- Erica Prior · Daniella
- Trae Houlihan · Chrysteen
- Denis Rafter · Simon Hastings
- Craig Stevenson · Toby Harris
- Frank O'Sullivan · Inspector Potts
- John O'Toole · Elias
- Teresa Gimpera · Nana
- Craig Hill · Theodore Logan
- Toby Harper · Grant
- Miguel Ibáñez Monroy · Raymod
- Birgit Bofarull · Hastings
- Richard Collins-Moore · Larabee
- Ian Gibbs · Pathologist
- Saskia Giró · Florist
- Mia Lacostena · Daniella 8 Years
- Gillian Apter · Day Nurse
- Jim Arnold · Priest
- Joan Minguell · Man Without Face
- Joaquín Calderón · Bar Waiter
- Julie Nash · Night Nurse
- Oriol Genís · Forensic Assistant
- Pamela Field · Mature Bar Woman
- Reg Wilson · Drooling Man
- Sue Flack · Smiling Woman
Crew:
- Paco Plaza · Director
- Ramsey Campbell · Novel
- Fernando Marías · Writer
- Paco Plaza · Writer
- Carlos Fernández · Executive Producer
- Julio Fernández · Executive Producer
- Joan Ginard · Executive Producer
- José Ramón Lorenzo Picado · Editor
- Lara Freire · Production Design
- Mónica Ballesta · Costume Design
- Pablo Rosso · Director of Photography
Trailer Second Name
ENEl segundo nombre (Trailer español)March 4, 2009Movies like this Second Name
Details Second Name

- First theatrical release
- November 15, 2002
- Country
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- El segundo nombre
- Studios
- Castelao Productions, Just Films, Filmax
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Worldwide gross
- $1M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Second Name?
1h 33m (93 minutes).
Who’s in Second Name?
Erica Prior, Trae Houlihan, Denis Rafter, Craig Stevenson, Frank O'Sullivan, John O'Toole, Teresa Gimpera, Craig Hill, Toby Harper, and Miguel Ibáñez Monroy. Directed by Paco Plaza.
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