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Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave.
La Llorona. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell. In Latin American lore, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the river after them as she wept in pain. In the centuries since, she creeps in the shadows, preying on the children of others to replace her own.
Ignoring the warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and single mom is soon drawn into the terrifying supernatural realm of La Llorona. With the lives—and souls—of her own kids at stake, she seeks the help of a disillusioned priest-turned-“curandero,” whose mystic faith and practices may represent their only hope to survive La Llorona’s deadly curse.
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Director
Michael Chaves
Credits
Director: Michael Chaves
Executive Producer: Richard Brenner, Dave Neustadter, Walter Hamada, Michelle Morrissey, Michael Clear
Producer: James Wan, Gary Dauberman, Emile Gladstone
Screenwriter: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Cinematographer: Michael Burgess
Editor: Peter Gvozdas
Production Designer: Melanie Jones
Music: Joseph Bishara
Principal Cast: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez, Marisol Ramirez, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Roman Christou
Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge
Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Genre: Horror
Screening Section: Headliners
Screening Format: Narrative Feature
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 98:00 mins