Jorge Algora's THE MUDBOY (EL NIÑO DE BARRO)
The official website for Jorge Algora's Spanish-Argentine psychological thriller The Mudboy (El niño de barro) is online, and on that site are two trailers, two 'making of' videos, and three stills galleries for the movie. There's a stills gallery for the movie, as well as a larger version of the second trailer for it, on the website of Filmax (Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales S.A.). Filmax is scheduled to release it theatrically in Spain on May 18th.
The screenplay for The Mudboy was written by Algora, Christian Busquier, and Héctor Carré. The movie stars Maribel Verdú as Estela, Daniel Freire as Petrie, Chete Lera as Dr. Soria, Juan Ciancio as Mateo, César Bordón as Octavio, Abel Ayala as Cayetano, Rolly Serrano as Blas, Oscar Alegre as Valentín, and Sergio Boris as Palacios.
Here's a synopsis for The Mudboy from the official website for the movie: "Based on a true story.
Buenos Aires, 1912. A series of brutal murders are sweeping the town.
Mateo (Juan Ciancio), a 10-year-old boy, holds a secret: sometimes his mind guides him to a dark place in his memory where he is eyewitness to a series of murders.
When his secret is revealed, many people think he is the murderer.
Estela, his mother (Maribel Verdú), with the help of a forensic policeman named Dr. Soria (Chete Lera), tries to find a rational explanation for the visions and then challenge the scepticism of Petrie (Daniel Freire), the police inspector.
Meanwhile murders continue... And chaos takes hold of the situation."
Those who are interested in The Mudboy may also wish to read the ScreenAnarchy articles on Paco Cabezas' Spanish-Argentine-Swedish horror The Appeared (Aparecidos).
The Mudboy large trailer #2 (downloadable 3.1 MB MOV file)
The Mudboy medium trailer #2 (downloadable 1.9 MB MOV file)
The Mudboy trailer #1 (downloadable 1.8 MB MOV file)
The Mudboy 'making of' video #2 (downloadable 1.9 MB MOV file)
The Mudboy 'making of' video #1 (downloadable 2 MB MOV file)
Filmax: The Mudboy stills gallery
Adivina Producciones: The Mudboy
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GOMORRAHY.com: Paco Cabezas' The Appeared (Aparecidos) (w/ trailer, stills, etc.)
