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Huesera: The Bone Woman

Huesera

2022

Michelle Garza

Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández ...

5.7

844

Horror. Drama It tells the story of Valeria, a woman who has been trying to have a child for a long time. Suddenly, the same night that her pregnancy is finally confirmed, she is visited by a strange presence. From that moment on, the monstrous creature pursues her, endangering her pregnancy, her partner and the life of her future baby.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"Cervera's feature debut is a powerful depiction of motherhood's oft-overlooked cost"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Refreshingly, it's less about motherhood and more about the loss of self. [Cervera's] firm grasp of imagery and tension-building is focused and effective, using fear to engender sympathy (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times	"The remarkable debut is as effectively blood-curdling as it is intellectually incisive"
		Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"'Huesera' is the type of staggering supernatural nightmare that is as transfixing as it is terrifying"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"Here's hoping that 'Huesera' is just the beginning for Cervera's career about the anxieties that disturb us"
		Andrew Mack Screen Anarchy	"Cervera is a talent to keep an eye on, one not afraid to make bold decisions with this character in her debut film"
		Chad Collins Dread Central	"'Huesera' is haunting and culturally rich, announcing Michelle Garza Cervera as a bold new voice in horror (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Katie Rife rogerebert.com	"It accomplishes a lofty goal for genre cinema: Taking a familiar formula and turning it into a personal statement (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Matt Donato IGN	"The horrors of childbirth become entangled in a demonic subplot as 'Huesera' fits neatly into the list of chilling pregnancy horror tales, but doesn’t add much new to it"
		Jonathan Holland Screendaily	"A nightmare journey through the dark side of motherhood involving gaslighting, body horror, and the occult"
		Manuel Betancourt Variety	"A terrifying, bone-breaking body horror nightmare (...) Cervera's tale is most thrilling for the ways it refuses any tidy answers about a woman's place and wallows in the ambiguities therein"
		Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"Solián’s brilliant performance is driven by a confidence and sensitivity to her character’s relationship to society (...) The actress’ expressions and body language convey an intimacy with the grooves of her character"
		Kevin Fox Jr. Paste Magazine	"It may have needed more scares or a darker ending to push it over the top, but as is, it’s a thoughtful meditation on choice, love and the anguish of expectation, dressed in the clothing of a clear-eyed, anxious body horror"
		Marco Vito Oddo Collider	"The way 'Huesera' favors metaphor above clarity will undoubtedly push some viewers away. Still, horror fans willing to approach 'Huesera' with open hearts will be gifted a unique experience"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Perhaps this movie is a little anticlimactic, but there is often an atmosphere of real fear (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Wes Greene Slant	"An evocative portrait of maternal fear and anxiety (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"A chillingly realistic story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jasmine Lane Austin Chronicle	"'Huesera' delights in such metaphorical images and irreconcilable dualities"

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