Kilometer 31

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Kilometer 31
Theatrical poster
Directed byRigoberto Castañeda
Written byRigoberto Castañeda
Produced by
  • Billy Rovzar
  • Fernando Rovzar
  • Julio Fernández
Starring
CinematographyAlejandro Martínez
Edited byAlberto de Toro
Music byCarles Cases
Distributed byLemon Films
Release dates
  • October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19) (Morelia Film Festival)
  • February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02) (Mexico)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Kilometer 31 (Kilómetro 31 or km 31) is a 2006 Mexican supernatural horror film, written and directed by Rigoberto Castañeda.[1][2] The film is inspired by the Crying Woman legend (La Llorona) and legends about highway ghosts.[3]

Following a horrible car accident on a rural wooded road near Mexico City, Agata goes into a coma, and her identical twin sister Catalina begins to experience the pain and terror that her comatose sister is going through.[4] Catalina must try to solve the mystery of her sister's accident next to the Km. 31 marker and discovers a local legend that tells of malignant spirits that prowl the road and who are said to prey on travellers.[5] Following a series of terrifying events, Catalina realizes that their link is growing stronger and that her sister is screaming for help from her unconscious state.[6] With the help of her Spanish boyfriend Nuño, Agata's boyfriend Omar, and local detective Martin Ugalde, she discovers that Agata is trapped between life and death, between reality and a terrible netherworld of evil spirits and ancient legend.[7]

Reception

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The film was released on February 2 and was on top in the Mexican box office that weekend. [8]

The film was released in select cinemas in the United Kingdom, with English subtitles, on December 7, 2007 after its premiere at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square on 6 November 2007.

Sequel

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KM 31-2: Sin Retorno was released on October 28, 2016, again featuring performances by Carlos Aragón and Iliana Fox and being written and directed once again by Rigoberto Castañeda.. [9][10]

See also

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References

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  4. ^ Eunice Martínez Arias. Orgulloso de su ‘miedo’. February 24, 2007. El Siglo de Torreón.
  5. ^ Fausto Ponce. Kilómetro 31: Una “pesadilla” hecha realidad. Revista Proceso.
  6. ^ Km 31, vuelve el cine de terror mexicano. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine January 22, 2007. Quinta Dimensión.
  7. ^ "Kilómetro 31" continua con éxito. February 28, 2007, La Voz.
  8. ^ Rompe récord de asistencia Km. 31
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718028/ [user-generated source]
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