J-ok'el

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J-ok'el
Jokel Cover.jpg
Directed byBenjamin Williams
Written byJeremy Svenson
Peter Theis
Andy Whitaker
Produced byJuan Carlos Arizmendi
Paola Madrazo del Río
Andrés Rodríguez Franco
Benjamin Williams
StarringDee Wallace-Stone

Ana Patricia Rojo
Diana Bracho
Jesús Ochoa
Angelique Boyer
CinematographyAndrew Waruszewski
Edited bySlater Dixon
Music byGeorge Shaw
Distributed byMaverick Entertainment Group
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
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]

  1. "The Legend of La Llorona" - 2:21
  2. "Journey to Mexico" - 2:32
  3. "Carolina Apparition" - 0:48
  4. "Nocturnal Abduction" - 1:16
  5. "Missing Child" - 0:46
  6. "The Weeping Woman" - 1:48
  7. "Prayers for the Missing" - 3:24
  8. "Scaredy Dog" - 0:16
  9. "Market Chase" - 3:25
  10. "Siblings Snatched" - 1:30
  11. "He Left Me" - 1:42
  12. "Kids in the Dark" - 1:06
  13. "Flashlight Clue" - 0:57
  14. "Now You Will See" - 0:43
  15. "Mistaken Identity" - 1:57
  16. "Fernando Taken" - 1:28
  17. "It's J-ok'el" - 1:42
  18. "The Search" - 4:03
  19. "Cavern Confrontation" - 4:28
  20. "Cemetery" - 3:19
  21. "J-ok'el" - 2:57

References[]

  1. ^ Mayra Adauto Gómez (Feb 27, 2007). "Presentan J-ok'el". Esmas.com. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "J-ok'el: la llorona se aparece en Chiapas". Anodis.com. Mar 5, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Rodrigo Delgado (Apr 5, 2009). "J-ok'el, la Llorona". RodrigoDelgado.com. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  4. ^ David Doncel (July 5, 2008). "J-ok'el / Marcus". BSO Spirit. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.

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