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J-ok'el

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
244
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J-ok'el (2007)
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Folk HorrorHorrorThriller

An unworldly, closed-minded American travels to a small village in exotic Chiapas, Mexico at his estranged mother's behest when his half-sister disappears during a local epidemic of kidnappi... Read allAn unworldly, closed-minded American travels to a small village in exotic Chiapas, Mexico at his estranged mother's behest when his half-sister disappears during a local epidemic of kidnapping attributed to the legendary J-ok'el, the weeping woman who drowned her own babies centu... Read allAn unworldly, closed-minded American travels to a small village in exotic Chiapas, Mexico at his estranged mother's behest when his half-sister disappears during a local epidemic of kidnapping attributed to the legendary J-ok'el, the weeping woman who drowned her own babies centuries ago and whose spirit has returned to claim more children for her own.

  • Director
    • Benjamin Williams
  • Writers
    • Benjamin Williams
    • Jeremy Svenson
    • Peter Theis
  • Stars
    • Tom Parker
    • Ana Patricia Rojo
    • Dee Wallace
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    244
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Benjamin Williams
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Williams
      • Jeremy Svenson
      • Peter Theis
    • Stars
      • Tom Parker
      • Ana Patricia Rojo
      • Dee Wallace
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos1

    Jokel aka "J-ok'el"
    Trailer 1:49
    Jokel aka "J-ok'el"

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    Tom Parker
    Tom Parker
    • George Christensen
    Ana Patricia Rojo
    Ana Patricia Rojo
    • Carmen Romero
    Dee Wallace
    Dee Wallace
    • Helen Moret
    Jesús Ochoa
    Jesús Ochoa
    • Capitán Flores
    Pablo Bracho
    Pablo Bracho
    • Meco
    Pamela Trueba
    • Gloria
    Angelique Boyer
    Angelique Boyer
    • Chica Francesa
    Bárbara Guillén
    • Mamá del Bebé
    Diana Bracho
    Diana Bracho
    • J-ok'el
    Carlos Jiménez Pacheco
    • Hijo de J-ok'el
    Dana Paola Jiménez Pacheco
    • Hijo de J-ok'el
    Arturo Ortiz Jauregui
    • Hombre en camión
    Patricia Corbet
    • Turista
    Marti Torrens
    • Hombre fumando
    Domingo Ruiz
    • Bolero
    Natzeli Morales Richard
    • Carolina Moret
    Adán Ramirez Sánchez
    • Pablo
    José Luis Morales Mejía
    • José Moret
    • Director
      • Benjamin Williams
    • Writers
      • Benjamin Williams
      • Jeremy Svenson
      • Peter Theis
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews6

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    3thebucketrider

    aptly named for Anglophones

    In this tedious film, which can hardly be called a thriller, an American visits a small town in Chiapas, Mexico to search for his missing asthmatic half-sister. (Incidentally, pace the plot summary on this page, he *doesn't* go there at his mother's behest; even the trailer makes this clear.) There he learns that her disappearance is part of a rash of kidnappings of young children and wanders the town interacting with the locals in inane ways. Legend suggests that the kidnappings are the supernatural doings of a spirit. The plot twist at the film's climax is silly but can hardly be called disappointing, since by the time it comes around the viewer neither cares much about the characters nor expects anything better. The film has quite a few loose ends but I doubt anyone will puzzle about them for long.
    2feguiza

    Even the Music Is Flawed

    I've been eager to write a review on this site for a while, I even registered a while ago but never wrote anything...but damn! I have to warn you all about this movie.

    It's a hellish idiocy fest, the last time I saw a movie with flawed illumination I was like 10 and it was a black & white film. Anyway, the film is about "la llorona" a woman who killed her kids and then drowned herself in the river...the actual legend is really scary, but this movie just makes you laugh with the plot-holes, the bad acting and the general scheme of the movie.

    I gave it two starts because the American guy knows how to act and how to convince the public, the rest of the film is just utter garbage ready to receive the vomit of the masses.

    A huge stinker if you ask me!!
    1korrontean

    Don't lose your time (and patience).

    I watched this movie mainly due to the location: I'm currently living in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas (Southwest of Mexico), and I was curious about seeing the town on screen. I didn't expect a great film, as I thought it'd be an average commercial product. What a mistake.

    It is much worse than what the 4.7 rating could make you think. Acting, plot, cinematography, dialogues, are all totally lame, and there is nothing -nothing- to like in the whole movie. Not a single minute. There is nothing scary or exciting, not even interesting. It is really hard for me to believe that the movie actually made it to cinema screens.

    Definitely, one of the worst and most boring films I've seen in years.

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      Angelique Boyer's debut.
    • Quotes

      George Christensen: [they are watching a girl painting Jokel] That's J'ok-el!

      Carmen Romero: Well, that's how they call her here. It's a Mayan name, but most Mexicans call her La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. We shouldn't speak out loud about her, we shouldn't say her name.

      [whispering]

      Carmen Romero: It's too dangerous. She was born in here, in San Cristobal. She felt in love with a Spanish Soldier, they had two children, and then he left her for another woman. That night, she went insane... She took her children to a lake, and she drowned them.

      George Christensen: So, this is like a bed time story.

      Carmen Romero: No, when she realized what she had done, she filled her pockets with stones and walked to the bottom of the lake.

    • Connections
      Version of Las lloronas (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Las Chiapanecas
      Public domain

      Performed by Marimba El Kiosko

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2007 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official soundtrack site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
    • Filming locations
      • Chiapas, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Out of Light Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $424,825
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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