Everyone Will Burn Explained

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Director:David Hebrero
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Music:Joan Vilá
Distributor:Filmin
Editing:María Macias
Studio:Nostalgia Shop Films
Cinematography:Ona Isart
Runtime:115 minutes

Everyone Will Burn (es|'''Y todos arderán'''|links=no) is a 2021 Spanish supernatural horror drama film directed by David Hebrero which stars Macarena Gómez along with Rodolfo Sancho, Ana Milán, and Sofía García.

Plot

The plot is set in a Spanish village. After ten years of living nightmare caused by the bullying-induced suicide of her son Lolo, María José, otherwise marginalized too by the village's inhabitants, decides to take her life. She is however stopped by Lucía, a mysterious girl with achondroplasia, later revealed to have supernatural abilities, burning a civil guard agent with her sheer gaze. With the girl seemingly related to an apocalyptic prophecy and the mayor's wife as María José's main foe, María José only enjoys some help from an altar server (Juan) among the townsfolks.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The screenplay was penned by David Hebrero alongside Javier Kirán, whilst Ona Isart worked as a cinematographer. The film is a Nostalgia Shop Films production. It was shot in locations of the Madrid region and the province of Ávila, including Arévalo and Las Rozas.[4] [5]

Release

The film had its world premiere on 16 October 2021 at the 54th Sitges Film Festival.[6] Its festival run also included the Bilbao-based FANT Festival and the London-based Arrow FrightFest.[7] [8] [9] It was selected in the 2022 Fantastic Fest's film slate for its North-American premiere.[10] Filmin will release the film in Spain on 2 June 2023 whilst Drafthouse Films acquired US rights to the film.[11]

Reception

Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "total and joyful nonsense", close to camp aesthetics, turning out to be "a refreshing surprise that overturns prejudices and stereotypes".[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Y todos arderán. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 6 April 2021.
  2. Web site: El Correo. Macarena Gómez y la semilla del diablo. 31 March 2021. Boquerini.
  3. Web site: Movie Reviews: “Everyone Will Burn,” “Missing,” and “A Life on the Farm” (Fantastic Fest). Horror Fuel. 26 September 2022. Joseph. Perry.
  4. Web site: Arévalo, un plató cinematográfico. Diario de Ávila. Ricardo. Guerra Sancho. 3 March 2021.
  5. Web site: ‘Y todos arderán’, una película independiente con alma de superproducción. Audiovisual451. 29 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Una ángel diabólico siembra terror en un pueblo de Ávila en "Y todos arderán". Cadena COPE. 16 October 2021. Rosa. Díaz.
  7. Web site: El Festival de Cine Fantástico-FANT proyectará hoy el largometraje "Y todos arderán", dirigido por David Hebrero y protagonizado por la actriz Macarena Gómez, FANT de honor de esta edición. Bilbao City Council. 7 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Por qué los amantes del terror y el fantástico no pueden perderse el 28 FANT de Bilbao. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 10 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Everyone Will Burn: Spanish Horror Coming To Set Fantastic Fest Alight. Fangoria. Amber. T.. 18 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Fantastic Fest Headlined by ‘Bones and All,’ ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ and a Park Chan-wook Tribute. IndieWire. 17 August 2022. 16 August 2022. Christian. Zilko.
  11. Web site: Drafthouse Films adquiere los derechos de la española "Y todos arderán". Aullidos. 16 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 'Y todos arderán': un disparate total y gozoso de estética camp. 30 May 2023. Rubén. Romero Santos.

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