Forgiveness (2021 film)

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Forgiveness
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alex Kahuam
Written byAlex Kahuam
Produced by
  • Alex Kahuam
  • Santiago Ortiz-Monasterio
Starring
  • Alejandra Toussaint
  • Alejandra Zaid
  • Jessica Ortiz
  • Laura de Ita
CinematographyDiego Cacho
Edited byAlex Kahuam
Production
companies
  • Promotora NAE
  • Desenlace Films
Release date
  • August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28)(United States)
[1]
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Forgiveness is a 2021 Mexican-American experimental horror film directed and written by Alex Kahuam. [2] [3] The film premiered at FrightFest in the United Kingdom. [4]

Contents

Premise

Magnea, Camila and Aisha wake up in a hospital, with no memories of how they got there. They each find out they've been forever altered: one is blind, one is deaf, one is mute. They will have to find a way out or they'll die. [3]

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10. [5] Martin Unsworth of Starburst magazine wrote: "Forgiveness is packed full of disturbing imagery with a surreal edge and is terrifyingly mesmerising." [6]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2021 FrightFest Discovery ScreenAlex KahuamNominated [7]
IFI HORRORTHONBest FilmNominated [8]
GrimmfestBest Feature FilmNominated [9]
Morbido Film FestBest Latin American FilmNominated [10]

References

  1. "FORGIVENESS". frightfest.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. "Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 Review – Forgiveness". flickeringmyth.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. 1 2 "Grimmfest 2021 Review: Alex Kahuam's 'Forgiveness' (2021)". pophorror.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. "Forgiveness' review: Dir. Alex Kahuam [FrightFest]". thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. "FORGIVENESS". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. "FORGIVENESS [FrightFest 2021]". starburstmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  7. "Frightfest 2021 in Review(s)". nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  8. "HORRORTHON: FORGIVENESS". ifi.ie. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  9. "FORGIVENESS". grimmfest2021.eventive.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  10. "Official selection: Foreign feature films". morbidofest.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.