The Legend of La Llorona
La Leyenda de la Llorona
2011MexicoLanguage: esDirected by Alberto Rodríguez★ 7.8
Available in English: subtitled
Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.
Themes and style
Tone
hauntingwhimsicalmelancholictense
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
survivalescapepursuit
Emotion
guiltgriefloss of innocencefeeling powerless
Themes
family wounds passed downreligion and faithcaught between worlds
Feel
fun scaryquietly hauntingcrowd pleaser
Violence
mild