Huesera: the Bone Woman / Huesera, the debut feature by Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera currently ranks number one in Rotten Tomatoes’s list of Best Movies of 2023 (so far) with a score of 99% fresh.
Winner of the Best New Narrative Director and Nora Ephron awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, Huesera: the Bone Woman tells the story of Valeria (Natalia Solián in a breakthrough performance), whose joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly shattered when she is cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with her family become fractured, she's forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.
A group of witches emerge that could be her only hope for safety and salvation, but not without grave risk. With a mostly female cast and crew, the remarkable debut feature by director Michelle Garza Cervera, uses Mexican folklore to tell a terrifying and unexpected story about motherhood.
The Mexican horror movie was released in U.S. theaters early this year by distribution company XYZ, and is currently available for streaming on demand on select platforms. It premieres on Shudder on May 19.
