The House Among the Cactuses

The House Among the Cactuses

Visitors Are Not Welcome

Directed by Carlota González-Adrio

Produced by TVE, Cine365 Films

202288 min6.4 / 10

A slow-burn psychological drama about an isolated family whose veneer of harmony shatters when an outsider disrupts their insular world, revealing the darkness beneath.

The island of Gran Canaria. At the end of the 70s. Rosa and Emilio live with their five daughters, isolated from the world in the middle of a valley. In this wild place, they lead an alternative, harmonious life, until the appearance of a lost hiker, who they agree to help. This occurrence, very much out of the ordinary for the family, will lead to an extreme and hostile situation and will reveal the suffocating, dark nature of the house among the cactuses and its inhabitants.

Questions people ask

  • Does The House Among the Cactuses end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The House Among the Cactuses scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The House Among the Cactuses sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The House Among the Cactuses violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The House Among the Cactuses easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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