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Director
  
Bernadine Santistevan

Initial DVD release
  
June 3, 2008

Duration
  

Language
  
English

2.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Horror, Thriller

Music director
  
Dean Parker

Country
  
United States

The Cry (2007 film) movie poster

Release date
  
October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30) (Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival)

Writer
  
Bernadine Santistevan, Monique Salazar

Cast
  
(Alex Scott),
Carlos Leon
(Sergio Perez),
Miriam Colon
(Gloria the Curandera),
Kate Blumberg
(Judy Hardwich),
Adriana Domínguez
(Maria)


Tagline
  
The urban legend, That Kills

Similar
  
Smiley (2012 film), Boogeyman (film), The Butterfly Room

The Cry (also called La Llorona, which translates to "The Crying Woman") is a 2007 independent horror film directed by Bernadine Santistevan and co-written with Monique Salazar.

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Synopsis

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Along with his partner Sergio Perez (Carlos Leon), New York, detective Alex Scott (Christian Camargo) is investigating the mysterious disappearance of several children. They interview Gloria the Curandera (Míriam Colón) who advises that an evil force is pursuing the reincarnation of her son and is drowning missing children to bring pain to their mothers.

Cast

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  • Adriana Domínguez as Maria
  • Christian Camargo as Alex Scott
  • Carlos Leon as Sergio Perez
  • Míriam Colón as Gloria the Curandera
  • Kate Blumberg as Judy Hardwich
  • Jayden Vargas as Tonio
  • Quinn McCann as Ryan Weit
  • Jane Petrov as Lynn Weit
  • Ron Dailey as Man with Stroller
  • Lisa G. as Reporter Diane Penn
  • Izzy Ruiz as Detective Vega
  • Kristin Taylor as Detective Taylor
  • Caroline Cole as Assistant D.A. Tanin
  • Background

    The story is based upon the Mexican urban legend of La Llorona. The legend began in Aztec mythos where the goddess Cihuacoatl was said to have taken the form of a beautiful lady draped in white garments to predict the death of her children. This early myth evolved into the modern Mexico version of La Llorona, a woman who, betrayed by her husband, drowned her children out of revenge. As punishment for this horrific act, La Llorona’s spirit is condemned to roam the earth for eternity, crying for her children.

    Theatrical and festival release

    The Cry made its world debut Friday, May 12, 2007 at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with the premiere sponsored by The Healy Foundation. In its opening weekend, The Cry made $6,968 at 4 cinemas, and overall made only $21,427 during its theatrical release. It then screened in several European film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2007, and the Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival on October 30, 2007, after which it was picked up for DVD distribution by Monterey Media.

    Reception

    When the film was released on DVD in May 2008 it received mixed critical attention from the media. Sara Schieron of Box Office Movie Reviews panned the film by stating "...Less-than-middling attempt to exploit the potent Mexican myth of La Llorona (the crying woman) fails largely due to a crutch-like reliance on already weak genre conventions and haphazard script". Kryten Syxx of Dread Central also felt the film was meritless, and after watching it concluded, "Bernadine Santistevan has some talent hidden somewhere, but it sure isn’t used here". Being more forgiving, Justin Felix of DVD Talk wrote "Despite The Cry's letdown of an ending, it was still an interesting character-driven horror film". The Cry does have its supporters. Anthony Thurber of Film Arcade wrote, the "screenplay written by Santistevan and writer Monique Salazar was very frightening. They make this film haunting and very disturbing". Elliot Kotek of Moving Pictures Magazine stated, "Half the brilliance in the film's direction is its speed, so any awkward moments are over quickly and, by not over-penning the piece with long conversations, the filmmakers are rewarded with a rich rising tension often lacking in more fiscally-blessed flicks". And Best Horror Movies wrote "The Cry is suspenseful and shocking, especially in light of the victims of this terrible curse".

    References

    The Cry (2007 film) Wikipedia
    The Cry (2007 film) IMDb The Cry (2007 film) themoviedb.org


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