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THE WHISTLER (EL SILBON: ORIGENES)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World PROD
 
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama, Horror, Second film - 83 minutes

Log Line

A father wrestles with a curse and saving his daughter's soul from a phantasmagorical figure.

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Gisberg BERMUDEZ
Writer(s) : Gisyerg BERMUDEZ, Gisberg BERMUDEZ, Irina DENDIOUK
Cast : Daniela BUENO, Eliane CHIPIA , Fernando GAVIRIA, Leonidas URBINA

Producer(s) : Gisberg BERMUDEZ (La Rue)

Synopsis

Based on a South American folk tale “The Whistler” is a phantasmagorical figure that wanders at night famed for terrorizing the drunk, the unfaithful and children, whom he’s known to feast upon. In Gisberg’s retelling of this popular legend; in a race against the clock, a father struggles to find the origins of The Whistler’s curse to stop the gradual possession of his daughter by the supernatural entity.

Production

Country(ies) : VENEZUELA, MEXICO, USA

PERU Jan 01, 2010 STAR FILMS
SPAIN WILD DUCK PRODU
UNITED KIN ALIEF
USA DARK STAR PICTU
USA UNCORK'D ENTERT


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Festivals and Awards

Festival del Cine Venezolano 2018 (Winner: Special Press Award for Best Film, Best Make Up, Best Cast)
BARS 2018 (Best Ibero American Film)
Fantaspoa 2019 (Latin America)


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