In part two of the three part review series (sounds prestigious doesn't it) for 6 Films To Keep You Awake horror series I will be talking about Narciso Ibáñez Serrador´s La Culpa (The Guilt) and Mateo Gil's Regreso a Moira (Return to Moira).
Narciso Ibáñez is a name some of you fans of more obscure latin horror, having written and directed Who Can Kill a Child? and The House That Screamed. He was also part of the TV series Historias para no dormir (Stories to Keep You Awake) that this new series is a continuation of. So he´s the oldest cat of the bunch.
Mateo Gil is an accomplished writer in his home country and has written a good chunk of the better known genre productions from there. He has written almost all of Alejandro Amenábar´s films, Tesis, Abre los ojos, The Sea Inside and his latest Agora and he's been trying his hands at directing since the last decade, but mostly shorts.
The two films I will be writing about are very different in both story, setting and quality so read on.
La Culpa (The Guilt)
Gloria is a single mother of one in financial troubles. She gets invited by her friend and co-worker Ana to live with her at Ana's gynaecologist clinic/home. At first things seem to go well, Gloria works for Ana during the day, when she's not at her regular job at the hospital and her daughter seems to be doing well in her new environment. But soon Ana lets her on a little secret. You see Ana moonlights as an abortionist at night but keeps it on the down low because of nosey over zealous neighbours and that abortion is still a big taboo in their community. Gloria doesn't like it but goes along with it. We also see that Ana has feelings for Gloria, feelings that Gloria can't give back to her.
