Jayro Bustamante

Tragedy disguised as dark fantasy. I never got around to watching Bustamante's La Llorena, but I'm sure to fix that soon, as this was one spectacular film. The fantasy elements are fabulous, the drama is intense and even though I'm not a fan of irregular aspect ratios, I prefer wider versions over more rectangular ones. If you liked Hadzihalilovic's Innocence or a series like Haibane Renmei, watching this is an absolute must. This is one of the finer arthouse/genre combos I've seen in quite a while.