“How many lives will it take?”
Gato lives on a remote farm with his teenage daughter Emma where without even basic communications tools they’re entirely cut off from the outside world. But once Emma comes into possession of a phone, she’s contacted by a party claiming to be working on behalf of her mother, who her father claimed abandoned her at birth. Infuriated, Emma heads off on a journey of self-discovery to reconnect with her mother, all the while Gato and his best pal Sombra (Danny Trejo) race to rescue her from the grim fate she’s unknowingly heading towards.
Danny Trejo
Sombra
Guillermo Zapata
Gato
Miguel Ángel Solá
Otto
Mónica Antonópulos
Celia
Griselda Sánchez
Kimana
Maite Lanata
Emma
Rita Cortese
Ana
Roberto Peloni
Francis
Luis Machín
Enfermero
Santiago Dominguez
Samuel
Shadow of the Cat is a thriller, fantasy, drama film released in 2021. Directed by José María Cicala, it stars Danny Trejo, Guillermo Zapata, Miguel Ángel Solá. Gato lives on a remote farm with his teenage daughter Emma where without even basic communications tools they’re entirely cut off from the outside world. But once Emma comes into possession of a phone, she’s contacted by a party claiming to be working on behalf of her mother, who her father claimed abandoned her at birth. Infuriated, Emma heads off on a journey of self-discovery to reconnect with her mother, all the while Gato and his best pal Sombra (Danny Trejo) race to rescue her from the grim fate she’s unknowingly heading towards.
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