The Nameless (film)

The Nameless
Original theatrical poster
Spanish	Los sin nombre
Directed by	Jaume Balagueró
Screenplay by	Jaume Balagueró
Based on	The Nameless by Ramsey Campbell
Produced by	Julio Fernández
Starring	Emma Vilarasau Karra Elejalde Tristán Ulloa
Cinematography	Xavi Giménez
Edited by	Luis de la Madrid
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	8 October 1999 (1999-10-08) (Sitges) 12 November 1999 (1999-11-12) (Spain)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	$900,000 (estimated)
Box office	$3.9 million[1]

The Nameless (Spanish: Los Sin Nombre; Catalan: Els sense nom) is a 1999 Spanish horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró in his directorial debut, and starring Emma Vilarasau, Karra Elejalde, and Tristán Ulloa. Based on the 1981 horror novel of the same name by English writer Ramsey Campbell, it follows a mother who receives a phone call from her believed-deceased daughter five years after her apparent occult-related ritualized murder, uncovering a nefarious cult preoccupied with the metaphysical aspects of corruption and evil.

The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 1999, and went on to receive the Méliès d'Or award at the Méliès International Festivals Federation. Filmax distributed the film theatrically in Spain, releasing it in November 1999. The Nameless proved to be a box-office success, and has been credited for spearheading a series of major studio horror films produced in Spain in the 2000s.

In the United States, the film was acquired by the Miramax subsidiary Dimension Films, who released it directly to video in 2005, after theatrically distributing Balagueró's second feature film, Darkness (2002).