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A tense, terrifying, melancholic, breathtaking fantasy thriller with hints of a ghost story

Story

It follows a child, Emma, ​​on her journey to learn how to communicate with the spirit of a girl called Uxoa, who has been trapped in a hermitage for centuries, so she tries to convince Carol, a skeptical medium, to help her. A supernatural thriller filled with gore, thrills, chills and plenty of scares; But some are confusing and inexplicable, the reasons for some gruesome events are never well explained. The film depicts a fictional story of a social reality that plagues a small town. It opens with an obvious historical prologue involving a plague, a chapel that housed the sick, and a flock of beaked bird men, but turns out to be an entertainment event at a small town’s annual festival. when the chapel believed to be haunted by Little Usoa is briefly opened.

It’s a haunting film with unsettling horror and an ominous atmosphere as menacing creatures appear

It follows the child Emma (Maia Zaitegi) on her journey to learn how to communicate with the spirit of a girl Uxoa who has been trapped in a hermitage for centuries, so she tries to convince Carol (Belén Rueda), a skeptical and fake medium, to help her. The latter bears direct scars from a childhood when her presumably real average mother seemed more interested in the local little ghost girl than in her own daughter. It’s an acceptable and acceptable film, full of not always likable, deeply human and relatable characters. . A suspenseful mystery film full of thrills, suspense, chills, red herrings, chilling twists and turns.

It’s an engaging drama whose interest fades as the tiresomely efficient build-up of supposedly frightening elements mounts

Step by step, the secrets begin to unfold until the surprising finale, becoming a sentimental ghost story with a serious, frightening undertone in the mode of “The Orphanage” or “Pan’s Labyrinth”, but with a feminine accent. Although Cerdita focuses on pure horror in La Ermita, there are several things that establish Pereda as a major figure in the current horror and fantasy genre. One of them is his direct entry into genre cinema: she does not hesitate to bet on fantasy, adding a little personal drama. It empties out as the footage continues and keeps us from talking about a gem like Cerdita; . Nevertheless, Pereda manages to make a film that is more than worthy, but inferior to the previous one.

la colmena (Spirit of the Bee)

Pereda has a great eye for the gothic, reveling in elements of Spanish horror, even though he’s not actually making a horror film. It turns out to be a decent and decent movie, but not remarkable. Belén Rueda stars in her usual style and is an expert in mystery and horror films such as: Juliet’s Eyes, Orphanage, No dormirás, Durante la tormenta, The Pact, Orbita 9, and actress. Body. In fact, Belén Rueda is the closest thing that Spain has to a horror heroine or “Scream Queen”, she pairs well with the child prodigy Maia Zaitegi, who resembles the young Ana Torrent in Cria Cuervos or El espiritu de.

Goya winner for best short film, also starring Laura Galán

The motion picture was professionally directed by Carlota Pereda who is undoubtedly a talented writer and filmmaker. As a female drama with similar undertones to the genre, this is the second solid showcase of Pereda’s talent. It won 2023: Sitges Film Festival: Official Feature Film Section (out of competition) and 2023: Goya Awards (Spain): Nominated for Best Special Effects. Her first film was the much better Cerdita, which took off from Carlota Pereda’s own Goya-winning best short of the same name in 2018. Rating: 5.5/10.

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