The Communion Girl
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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] |
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.
Plot
In 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
- 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
The 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
The 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
According 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
References
- ^ "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.