Michelle Garza Cervera's first feature, Huesera, is on the way earlier this year from XYZ Films. The film opens in theaters on February 10 followed by a VOD release on February 16.
Bone Woman: The Bone Woman premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York in the festival's genre-driven Midnight section and would go on to win Best New Narrative Director and Nora Ephron Awards. Following its world premiere, Huesera: The Bone Woman won the Blood Window Award for Best Film and the Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director at the internationally renowned Sitges Film Festival in Spain and the Audience Award for Feature Film at the Festival. Morelia International Film Festival, the main film festival in Mexico and one of the most important film events in the Latin American subcontinent.
Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
Writers: Michelle Garza Cervera, Abia Castillo, Patricio Saiz
Stars: Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Natalia Solián
The Mexican supernatural horror film is directed by Natalia Solián in a stellar performance as Valeria, a young woman expecting her first child who is cursed by a sinister entity. Plunged into a terrifying and dangerous world, a group of witches emerge as her only hope of safety and salvation, but not without grave risks.
The film also stars Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández, Aída López and Martha Claudia Moreno.
Widely praised by critics, who have praised Huesera: The Bone Woman for its riveting protagonist, its beautiful cinematography, its chilling sound design and, above all, its evocative approach to themes such as motherhood, the role of women in modern society, queer identity, and the autonomy of the body, all incredibly timely and relevant today more than ever. The film has been quickly revered as a consummate Mexican folklore-inspired spin on pivotal maternal horrors like The Babadook, Hereditary and Rosemary's Baby, with Forbes hailing the feature as "a stunningly portrayed cinematic outing," Variety calling it a "backbone ". chillingly terrifying,” and The Hollywood Reporter praised it as “an astute study in desire and self-delusion” in its rave reviews.
The Mexico-Peru co-production is produced by Machete and Disruptiva in co-production with Señor Z, Maligno Gorehouse, IMCINE, Terminal, Simply and Estudios Churubusco, and is co-written by Garza Cervera and Abia Castillo.
Following the film's digital and theatrical release from XYZ Films in February, Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will premiere the film on its platform in North America, the UK, Ireland , Australia and New Zealand.
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