Kilometer 31

Kilometer 31

Theatrical poster
Directed by Rigoberto Castañeda
Produced by
  • Billy Rovzar
  • Fernando Rovzar
  • Julio Fernández
Written by Rigoberto Castañeda
Starring
  • Iliana Fox
  • Adrià Collado
  • Raúl Méndez
  • Carlos Aragon
Music by Carles Cases
Cinematography Alejandro Martínez
Edited by Alberto de Toro
Distributed by Lemon Films
Release dates
  • October 19, 2006 (Morelia Film Festival)
  • February 2, 2007 (Mexico)
Running time
 103 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish

Kilometer 31 (Kilómetro 31 or km 31) is a 2006 Mexican horror film, written and directed by Rigoberto Castañeda.[1] The film is inspired by the Crying Woman legend (La Llorona) and legends about highway ghosts.[2]

Plot

Following a horrible street 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Reception

The film was released on February 2 and was on top in the Mexican box office that weekend. [7]

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ EyeForFilm.co.uk interview with director Rigoberto Castañeda about KM31 and Blackout.
  2. ↑ Carmen Sánchez Dávila. “No hay peor miedo que al fracaso”, asegura Rigoberto Castañeda director de “Kilómetro 31”. February 15, 2007. Filmeweb.
  3. ↑ Eunice Martínez Arias. Orgulloso de su ‘miedo’. February 24, 2007. El Siglo de Torreón.
  4. ↑ Fausto Ponce. Kilómetro 31: Una “pesadilla” hecha realidad. Revista Proceso.
  5. ↑ Km 31, vuelve el cine de terror mexicano. January 22, 2007. Quinta Dimensión.
  6. ↑ "Kilómetro 31" continua con éxito. February 28, 2007, La Voz.
  7. ↑ Rompe récord de asistencia Km. 31

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