Kilometer 31 (Kilómetro 31 or km 31) is a 2006 Mexican supernatural horror film, written and directed by Rigoberto Castañeda.[1][2] The film is inspired by the Crying Woman legend (La Llorona) and legends about highway ghosts.[3]
Kilometer 31 | |
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Directed by | Rigoberto Castañeda |
Written by | Rigoberto Castañeda |
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Cinematography | Alejandro Martínez |
Edited by | Alberto de Toro |
Music by | Carles Cases |
Distributed by | Lemon Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
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Following a horrible car accident on a rural wooded road near Mexico City, Agata goes into a coma, and her identical twin sister Catalina begins to experience the pain and terror that her comatose sister is going through.[4] Catalina must try to solve the mystery of her sister's accident next to the Km. 31 marker and discovers a local legend that tells of malignant spirits that prowl the road and who are said to prey on travellers.[5] Following a series of terrifying events, Catalina realizes that their link is growing stronger and that her sister is screaming for help from her unconscious state.[6] With the help of her Spanish boyfriend Nuño, Agata's boyfriend Omar, and local detective Martin Ugalde, she discovers that Agata is trapped between life and death, between reality and a terrible netherworld of evil spirits and ancient legend.[7]
Reception edit
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The film was released on February 2 and was on top in the Mexican box office that weekend. [8]
The film was released in select cinemas in the United Kingdom, with English subtitles, on December 7, 2007 after its premiere at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square on 6 November 2007.
A sequel was released in 2016. [9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rigoberto Castañeda Alcántara - Director de cine". Diccionario de Directores del Cine Mexicano (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (December 6, 2007). "Eye For Film: Rigoberto Castañeda on KM 31". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ Carmen Sánchez Dávila. “No hay peor miedo que al fracaso”, asegura Rigoberto Castañeda director de “Kilómetro 31”. Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine February 15, 2007. Filmeweb.
- ^ Eunice Martínez Arias. Orgulloso de su ‘miedo’. February 24, 2007. El Siglo de Torreón.
- ^ Fausto Ponce. Kilómetro 31: Una “pesadilla” hecha realidad. Revista Proceso.
- ^ Km 31, vuelve el cine de terror mexicano. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine January 22, 2007. Quinta Dimensión.
- ^ "Kilómetro 31" continua con éxito. February 28, 2007, La Voz.
- ^ Rompe récord de asistencia Km. 31
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718028/ [user-generated source]
External links edit
- Kilómetro 31 at IMDb