J-ok'el

J-ok'el
Directed by Benjamin Williams
Produced by Juan Carlos Arizmendi
Paola Madrazo del Río
Andrés Rodríguez Franco
Benjamin Williams
Written by Jeremy Svenson
Peter Theis
Andy Whitaker
Starring Dee Wallace-Stone
Tom Parker
Ana Patricia Rojo
Diana Bracho
Jesús Ochoa
Angelique Boyer
Music by George Shaw
Cinematography Andrew Waruszewski
Edited by Slater Dixon
Distributed by Maverick Entertainment Group
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish
Budget $500,000 USD

J-ok'el is a Mexican thriller of 2007, directed by Benjamin Williams. The film deviates from the usual stories about spirits showing an ending where the good guy do not always win. This film was William's debut.[1]

Plot

An American man travels to a small town in Chiapas, Mexico called San Cristobal de las Casas, to help his mother when he knows that his stepsister has been abducted. Everything indicates that it is a wave of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el (Weeping Woman). This woman had drowned her children a long time ago and her spirit has returned to take other children and thus forget her own suffering.[2]

Awards

The film won gold medal for best music in the Park City Film Festival in Park City, Utah.[3]

Trivia

J-ok'el means "weeping woman" in Tzotzil language.

The budget was $500,000 USD.

Soundtrack listing

Music written and conducted by George Shaw[4]

  1. "The Legend of La Llorona" - 2:21
  2. "Journey to Mexico" - 2:32
  3. "Carolina Apparition" - 0:48
  4. "Nocturnal Abduction" - 1:16
  5. "Missing Child" - 0:46
  6. "The Weeping Woman" - 1:48
  7. "Prayers for the Missing" - 3:24
  8. "Scaredy Dog" - 0:16
  9. "Market Chase" - 3:25
  10. "Siblings Snatched" - 1:30
  11. "He Left Me" - 1:42
  12. "Kids in the Dark" - 1:06
  13. "Flashlight Clue" - 0:57
  14. "Now You Will See" - 0:43
  15. "Mistaken Identity" - 1:57
  16. "Fernando Taken" - 1:28
  17. "It's J-ok'el" - 1:42
  18. "The Search" - 4:03
  19. "Cavern Confrontation" - 4:28
  20. "Cemetery" - 3:19
  21. "J-ok'el" - 2:57

References

  1. ↑ Mayra Adauto Gómez (Feb 27, 2007). "Presentan J-ok'el". Esmas.com. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "J-ok'el: la llorona se aparece en Chiapas". Anodis.com. Mar 5, 2007. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ Rodrigo Delgado (Apr 5, 2009). "J-ok’el, la Llorona". RodrigoDelgado.com. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ David Doncel (July 5, 2008). "J-ok'el / Marcus". BSO Spirit. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.

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