Second Name
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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.
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Cast
24 people
Erica Prior
Daniella
Known for
Paco's Men
Trae Houlihan
Chrysteen
Known for
Genesis
Denis Rafter
Simon Hastings
Known for
11-11-11
Craig Stevenson
Toby Harris
Known for
Vampire Academy
The Machinist
Frank O'Sullivan
Inspector Potts
Known for
The Woman in the Wall
The Van
John O'Toole
Father Elias
Known for
Borstal Boy
Teresa Gimpera
Nana
Known for
The Spirit of the Beehive
The Night of the Devils
Craig Hill
Theodore Logan
Known for
All About Eve
Anguish
Toby Harper
Dr. Grant
Also in
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Chosen
Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
Raymod
Also in
The Enchanted
Birgit Bofarull
Mrs. Hastings
Known for
Dagon
Richard Collins-Moore
Dr. Larabee
Known for
La Llamada
Paco Plaza Director · Fernando Marías Writer Ramsey Campbell Author
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $2.5M · First release November 15, 2002
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,044,665
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Castelao Productions
Production
Just Films
Production
Filmax
Production
Castelao Producciones
Production
Filmax International
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El segundo nombre
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · November 15, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 21, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Fantasporto
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