The Communion Girl (Spanish: La niña de la comunión) is a 2022 Spanish horror film directed by Víctor Garcia from a screenplay by Guillem Clua based on an original story by Garcia and Alberto Marini. It stars Carla Campra, Aina Quiñones, Marc Soler, and Carlos Oviedo.
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| Spanish | La niña de la comunión |
| Directed by | Víctor Garcia |
| Screenplay by | Guillem Clua |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Bernal |
| Edited by | Clara Martínez Malagelada |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | €1.4 million[1] |
Plot
editIn May 1987, friends Sara and Rebe are in their way back home from a night out with recreational drugs following the first communion of Sara's younger sister Judith. They find a doll on the road.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Carla Campra as Sara[3]
- Aina Quiñones as Rebeca 'Rebe'[3]
- Olimpia Roch[3] as Judith
- Marc Soler[3] as Pedro
- Carlos Oviedo[3] as Chivo
- Maria Molins[3] as Amparo
- Xavi Lite[3] as Antonio
- Anna Alarcón[3] as Remedios
- Victor Solé[3] as Santiago
- Sara Roch[3] as Marisol
- Daniel Rived[3] as Tano
Production
editThe film is Víctor Garcia's Spanish-language debut feature after a career primarily developed in American B movies.[4] The screenplay was penned by Guillem Clua, based on an original story by Alberto Marini and Garcia.[5] The film is an Ikiru Films, La Terraza Films, La Niña de la Comunión AIE, and Atresmedia Cine production.[5] Shooting locations included Corbera d'Ebre.[6]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 55th Sitges Film Festival on 14 October 2022.[7] Distributed by Warner Bros.,[5] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 February 2023.[8] It grossed €413,363 (59,004 admissions) at the Spanish box office in its opening weekend.[9]
Reception
editAccording to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, The Communion Girl has a 50% approval rating based on 6 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 6.80/10.[10]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated The Communion Girl 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be one of those films in which the lack of ambition is their best virtue, praising the "authentic" characters.[11]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ stars, deeming it to be an "effective [instance of] domestic terror".[12]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that it handles "few elements, but in a very precise and solid way".[4]
Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that good choices abound in The Communion Girl pertaining pre-production, production, shooting, and post-production but the film languishes at the basics: story, screenplay, and denouement.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "La niña de la comunión". Warner Bros. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cazallas, Javier (4 January 2023). "Clip en exclusiva de La niña de la comunión, en cines a mediados de febrero". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ a b Martínez, Beatriz (9 February 2023). "'La niña de la comunión': terror, bakalao y drogas en Tarragona". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ a b c Rull, Carles (19 October 2022). "Creando inquietantes leyendas urbanas, tráiler y fecha de estreno de 'La niña de la comunión'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "El director Víctor García rescata el mito de 'La niña de la comunión' en el Festival de Sitges". Europa Press. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Eva Green deslumbra en la presentación de 'Nocebo' en Sitges". Sitges Film Festival. 14 October 2022.
- ^ Chico, Fran (10 February 2023). "'La niña de la comunión' y sus conexiones con 'The Ring'y el cine de maldiciones". Fotogramas.
- ^ Rull, Carles (13 February 2023). "La taquilla en España es para James Cameron con 'Avatar 2' y la reposición de 'Titanic'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "The Communion Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Pando, Juan (9 February 2023). "La niña de la comunión". Fotogramas.
- ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (8 February 2023). "La niña de la comunión". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (10 February 2023). "'La niña de la comunión', la cría de la curva recibe su primera hostia". El País.