The Communion Girl
2022 Spanish film
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The Communion Girl (Spanish: La niña de la comunión) is a 2022 Spanish horror film directed by Víctor Garcia from a screenplay by Guillem Clua based on an original story by Garcia and Alberto Marini. It stars Carla Campra, Aina Quiñones, Marc Soler, and Carlos Oviedo.
- Alberto Marini
- Víctor Garcia
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| Spanish | La niña de la comunión |
| Directed by | Víctor Garcia |
| Screenplay by | Guillem Clua |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Bernal |
| Edited by | Clara Martínez Malagelada |
| Music by | Marc Timón |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | €1.4 million[1] |
Plot
In May 1987, friends Sara and Rebe are in their way back home from a night out with recreational drugs following the first communion of Sara's younger sister Judith. They find a doll on the road.[2][3]
Cast
Production
The film is Víctor Garcia's Spanish-language debut feature after a career primarily developed in American B movies.[4] The screenplay was penned by Guillem Clua, based on an original story by Alberto Marini and Garcia.[5] The film is an Ikiru Films, La Terraza Films, La Niña de la Comunión AIE, and Atresmedia Cine production.[5] Shooting locations included Corbera d'Ebre.[6]
Release
The film was presented at the 55th Sitges Film Festival on 14 October 2022.[7] Distributed by Warner Bros.,[5] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 February 2023.[8] It grossed €413,363 (59,004 admissions) at the Spanish box office in its opening weekend.[9]
Reception
According to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, The Communion Girl has a 50% approval rating based on 6 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 6.80/10.[10]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated The Communion Girl 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be one of those films in which the lack of ambition is their best virtue, praising the "authentic" characters.[11]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ stars, deeming it to be an "effective [instance of] domestic terror".[12]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that it handles "few elements, but in a very precise and solid way".[4]
Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that good choices abound in The Communion Girl pertaining pre-production, production, shooting, and post-production but the film languishes at the basics: story, screenplay, and denouement.[13]