The horror film
"The Curse of La Llorona" is the sixth installment in the popular
"The Conjuring" franchise. The film is directed by
Michael Chaves from a script by
Mikki Daughtry &
Tobias Iaconis (
"Five Feet Apart").
Based on the Mexican folklore of La Llorona, the ghost of a woman who drowned her children and now cries while looking for them, the film is set in 1970s Los Angeles and it follows a troubled mother (
Patricia Velásquez) suspected of child endangerment, a social worker (
Linda Cardellini) and her own small kids (
Roman Christou and
Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen), who are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
Raymond Cruz, Marisol Ramirez, Tony Amendola and
Sean Patrick Thomas co-star.
"The Curse of La Llorona" opened in theaters on April 19, 2019 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Find out more about the movie after the jump.