This 2022, horror movies monopolized (to the surprise of many) the billboard of national and international cinema. Among the offer of titles, our country was not short and bewitched the billboard with The evil eye, by Isaac Ezban. However, there is another film that has already begun to send chills down the spines of audiences and critics alike. Is about bone basketdebut feature by the graduate of the Cinematographic Training Center Michelle Garza Cervera.
What is the movie about bone basket?
bone basket It takes as a basis one of the most repetitive topics in horror movies: motherhood. The director takes advantage of this story, precisely, to overflow the most sinister side regarding the expectation of a child.
The official synopsis:
“When Valeria finds out that she is pregnant, a sinister entity will endanger her life and, after giving birth, that of her baby. To save herself from her, she will have to delve into her punk past and into a world of urban witches who will guide her to face La Huesera.”
In interview with IMCINEdirector Michelle Garza Cervera detailed how horror and fantasy elevate the experience of dealing with such earthly issues as motherhood.
“It seems to me that horror and fantasy are very generous, they allow you to focus on everyday situations that we don’t stop to observe in daily life, as in the case of Valentina, and her pregnancy,” he said.
«I, for example, am a fan of horror literature and I see Frankenstein either Rosemary’s baby. There are examples of super complex horror, which speaks of the human condition and is the one that inspires me the most. Over the years I have been doing research there, as I call it, because it is a very complex genre. From there I decided to build my first film, through the tools provided by horror in literature and cinema.
It should be noted that bone basket has been described by international critics as a film with the same level of horror as classics like The Babadook, the devil’s legacy Y rosemary’s baby (via Variety).
In addition, Michelle Garza Cervera won a couple of important awards: Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron Award (Nora Ephron Award), during the 2022 Tribeca International Film Festival in New York.
It also won the Prize for Best New Director and Best Ibero-American Film at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and participated in the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Distribution of film
bone basket features performances by Alfonso Dosal (Childless), Sonia Couoh (forties), Aida Lopez (mixtec knot), Martha Claudia Moreno, Mayra Battle (Fire night), Pablo Guisa and Samantha Castillo, among others.
Release date
bone basket It does not yet have a release date in Mexico, but it is part of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) in the Mexican Feature Film Section.
Trailer of bone basket
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