Luz (2019 film)

Luz: The Flower of Evil
Directed by	Juan Diego Escobar Alzate
Produced by	Juan Diego Escobar Alzate; Andrés Gómez;
Written by	Juan Diego Escobar Alzate
Starring	Yuri Vargas; Jim Muñoz; Conrado Osorio; Andrea Esquivel; Sharon Guzmán; Johan Alexander Camacho
Music by	Brian Heater
Cinematography	Nicolás Caballero
Production; company	Afasia Films;
Distributed by	Dark Sky Films, Raven Banner Releasing
Release date	7 October 2019 (Sitges Film Festival);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish

Luz also known as Luz: The Flower of Evil is a 2019 Colombian horror film written and directed by Juan Diego Escobar Alzate starring Yuri Vargas.[1][2] In October 2019 it was part of Official Fantastic Competition at the SITGES Fantastic Film Festival in Spain.[3] The film has been selected in numerous international film festivals like Glasgow Film Festival, Nocturna Madrid, Almería Western Film Festival, Montevideo Fantastic, Fantaspoa, Peruvian Insólito, Sombra and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre in which the film was winner for best Iberoamerican film, Best Photography, Best editing, Best acting for Yuri Vargas. Luz: The Flower of Evil also won the Silver Skull Award at the Morbido Film Fest in Mexico, where it had its Latin American Premiere.[4][5]

The film was a nominee for best latinamerican fantastic film of 2019 by the Meliés Federation.

Luz: The Flower of Evil was distributed by Shudder in the UK, U.S, Australia and New Zealand, Dark Sky Films in the U.S and Raven Banner in Canada among others.

Plot

In the mountains, a preacher known as "The Lord" begins to lose credibility after promising the naïve inhabitants that he would invoke some kind of god in childlike form. However, the appearance of two enigmatic characters will challenge the true meaning of faith.

Cast

Yuri Vargas as Uma
Conrado Osorio as The Lord
Jim Muñoz as Adam
Daniel Páez as Elias
Johan Camacho as Jesus
Marcela Robledo as Ángela
Sharon Guzman as Zion
Andrea Esquivel as Laila

Festivals

Sitges, Festival de Cine Fantástico de Cataluña, 2019, España (Oficial Fantastic Competición) World Premiere
Nocturna Madrid 2019, Spain (Official Fantastic Competition)
Almería Western Film Festival 2019, Spain (Official Competition)
Mórbido 2019, Mexico (Winner SILVER SKULL Best latinamerican film) Latin Premiere'
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre 2019, Argentina (Winner for best Iberoamerican film, Best Photography, Best editing, Best acting for Yuri Vargas)
Montevideo Fantástico 2019, Uruguay (Official Competition)
Blood Window Screenings 2019, Argentina (Screenings)
Meliés D'or Latinoamerica 2019, Argentina (Nominee Best Film of the Year 2019)
NOX Film Fest, Uruguay (Official Competition)
INSÓLITO Fest 2020, Perú (Official International Competition)
Glasgow Film Festival 2020, Escocia (Future Cult) U.K Premiere
FANTASPOA 2020, Brazil (Official Competition)
SOMBRA 2020, España (Official Competition)
Galacticat 2020 (Official Competition)
Night Visions, Finlandia 2020 (Official Competition)
INDIEBO, Colombia 2020 (Closing Film)
Paracinema, UK 2020 (Official Competition)
Buffalo Dreams, US 2020 (Winner Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Conrado Osorio)
Horrible Imaginings, US 2020 (Winner Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor for Conrado Osorio)
CineQuest 2020, US - Official Selection
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2020, Italy - Special Mention Best Director
Panamá Horror Film Festival, Panama - Official Selection
Festival 1000 Gritos, Argentina - Official Selection
Terror Cordoba, Argentina - Official Selection
Fractured Visions, UK - Official Selection

References

"Yuri Vargas y Jim Muñoz protagonizan la nueva película colombiana Luz". Caracol TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
"Yuri Vargas es la protagonista en la película colombiana Luz". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
"Luz, la película colombiana que se estrenará en el Festival de Cine Fantástico de Sitges". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.
"Luz de Juan Diego Escobar Alzate gana en Morbido". Cine de Género Latinoamericano (in Spanish). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
"Cine Colombiano: Luz". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2020.

External links

Luz on IMDb
Luz at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Yuri Vargas y Jim Muñoz protagonizan la nueva película colombiana Luz". Caracol TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[2] "Yuri Vargas es la protagonista en la película colombiana Luz". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[3] "Luz, la película colombiana que se estrenará en el Festival de Cine Fantástico de Sitges". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[4] "Luz de Juan Diego Escobar Alzate gana en Morbido". Cine de Género Latinoamericano (in Spanish). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[5] "Cine Colombiano: Luz". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2020.