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The Legend of La Llorona

2011 · 75 min

A spooky but warm-hearted animated adventure that mixes ghostly chills with playful comedy and a bittersweet family story.

Overview
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.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • guilt
  • death
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour5
Realism2
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, family, fantasy
Directed by
Alberto Rodríguez
Written by
Alberto Rodríguez, Jesús Guzmán, Omar Mustre, Dulce Belchez
Starring
Rafael Inclán, Yair Prado, Mónica del Carmen, Mayté Cordero, Rosario Zúñiga, Mercedes Hernández, Andrés Couturier, Rocío Lara
Runtime
75 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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