La Llorona2019
“The past will haunt you.”
Directed by Jayro Bustamante
🏆 28 wins & 60 nominations total
The premise
Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.
Horror Vault's take
When a retired general stands accused of massacring indigenous Mayan communities, he retreats behind the walls of his mansion — only to find that protest crowds outside may be the least of his fears. Jayro Bustamante's acclaimed Guatemalan horror reimagines the mythic weeping woman as an instrument of reckoning, binding real historical atrocity to supernatural dread. Claustrophobic and methodically paced, the film lets guilt and grief seep through every shadow of the family's crumbling household. It is a ghost story where the most terrifying thing is the truth refusing to stay buried.
Content: Depictions Of Historical Genocide And War Crimes, Disturbing Imagery, Thematic Violence Against Indigenous Communities, Psychological Distress
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