Luz (2019 film)

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Luz: The Flower of Evil
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Directed byJuan Diego Escobar Alzate
Written byJuan Diego Escobar Alzate
Produced byJuan Diego Escobar Alzate
Andrés Gómez
StarringYuri Vargas
Jim Muñoz
Conrado Osorio
Andrea Esquivel
Sharon Guzmán
Johan Alexander Camacho
CinematographyNicolás Caballero
Edited byJuan Diego Escobar Alzate, Luis Vanegas
Music byBrian Heater
Production
companies
Afasia Films
Egerton Crescent Productions
Distributed byShudder, BFI, Raven Banner, Fractured Visions, Njuta Films, Dark Sky Films, Freaks ON, Le Chat Qui Fume
Release date
  • 7 October 2019 (2019-10-07)(Sitges Film Festival)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

Luz also known as Luz: The Flower of Evil or Luz, la flor del mal is a 2019 fantasy-western horror film written and directed by Juan Diego Escobar Alzate, featuring Yuri Vargas in the lead role. [1] [2] In October 2019, it was a contender in the Official Fantastic Competition at the SITGES Fantastic Film Festival in Spain. The film gained international recognition as it was part of numerous international film festivals, including the Glasgow Film Festival, Indiecork, Nocturna Madrid, Almería Western Film Festival, Horrible Imaginings, Fantaspoa, Insólito and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre, among others. It garnered accolades for Best Iberoamerican Film, Best Photography, Best Editing, and Best Acting at various festivals. 'Luz: The Flower of Evil' also clinched the prestigious Silver Skull Award at Mórbido Fest in Mexico, marking its Latin American Premiere. [3] [4]

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With over 68 official selections at international film festivals, the movie secured 24 awards out of more than 40 nominations. It also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Guzmán) at the Colombian Premios Macondo. Additionally, it was a finalist for the title of Best Latin American Fantastic Film of 2019 by the Meliés Federation.

Plot

In the mountains, a preacher known as "The Lord" begins to lose credibility after promising the naïve inhabitants that he would invoke some kind of god in childlike form. However, the appearance of two enigmatic characters will challenge the true meaning of faith.

Cast

Festival honors

References

  1. ↑ "Yuri Vargas y Jim Muñoz protagonizan la nueva película colombiana Luz". Caracol TV (in Spanish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Yuri Vargas es la protagonista en la película colombiana Luz". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Luz de Juan Diego Escobar Alzate gana en Morbido". Cine de Género Latinoamericano (in Spanish). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Cine Colombiano: Luz". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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