J-ok'el explained
| J-ok'el |
| Director: | Benjamin Williams |
| Producer: | Juan Carlos Arizmendi
Paola Madrazo del Río
Andrés Rodríguez Franco
Benjamin Williams |
| Starring: | Dee Wallace-Stone
Tom Parker
Ana Patricia Rojo
Diana Bracho
Jesús Ochoa
Angelique Boyer |
| Music: | George Shaw |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Waruszewski |
| Editing: | Slater Dixon |
| Distributor: | Maverick Entertainment Group |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish
English |
| Budget: | $500,000 USD |
J-ok'el is a 2007 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Williams. This film was Williams' debut.[1]
Plot
An American man travels to a small town in Chiapas, Mexico called San Cristobal de las Casas, to help his mother when he knows that his stepsister has been abducted. Everything indicates that it is a wave of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el (Weeping Woman). This woman had drowned her children a long time ago and her spirit has returned to take other children and thus forget her own suffering.[2]
Awards
The film won gold medal for best music in the Park City Film Festival in Park City, Utah.[3]
Trivia
J-ok'el means "weeping woman" in Tzotzil language.
The budget was $500,000 USD.
Soundtrack listing
Music written and conducted by George Shaw[4]
- "The Legend of La Llorona" - 2:21
- "Journey to Mexico" - 2:32
- "Carolina Apparition" - 0:48
- "Nocturnal Abduction" - 1:16
- "Missing Child" - 0:46
- "The Weeping Woman" - 1:48
- "Prayers for the Missing" - 3:24
- "Scaredy Dog" - 0:16
- "Market Chase" - 3:25
- "Siblings Snatched" - 1:30
- "He Left Me" - 1:42
- "Kids in the Dark" - 1:06
- "Flashlight Clue" - 0:57
- "Now You Will See" - 0:43
- "Mistaken Identity" - 1:57
- "Fernando Taken" - 1:28
- "It's J-ok'el" - 1:42
- "The Search" - 4:03
- "Cavern Confrontation" - 4:28
- "Cemetery" - 3:19
- "J-ok'el" - 2:57
Notes and References
- Presentan J-ok'el. Mayra Adauto Gómez. Esmas.com. Feb 27, 2007. Sep 13, 2011. October 7, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007063412/http://www.esmas.com/espectaculos/cine/607741.html. dead.
- J-ok'el: la llorona se aparece en Chiapas. Anodis.com. Mar 5, 2007. Sep 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110501104614/http://anodis.com/nota/8753.asp. May 1, 2011. dead.
- J-ok'el, la Llorona. Rodrigo Delgado. RodrigoDelgado.com. Apr 5, 2009. Sep 13, 2011. June 8, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608073741/http://www.rodrigodelgado.com/2009/04/j-okel-la-llorona/. dead.
- J-ok'el / Marcus. David Doncel . BSO Spirit. July 5, 2008. Sep 13, 2011.
