A few weeks ago we previewed the first 30 titles that will be part of the Festival's online section, some of which will be premieres in Spain or Europe (and in the case of the online section Remember, titles unreleased in our country). Today, we have the honor to announce the first six titles that we will be able to see in the in-person edition of the festival and that will make La Peni tremble for another year:
With THE AMUSEMENT PARK, the film that Romero shot in 1973 and that until a few years ago was considered lost, we recover the most reflective, terrifying and imaginative Romero we have had. In fact, after watching the film, there remains this substratum of bewilderment and fear of old age that will make you shiver in Molins de Rei.
From Romero we move on to Ben Wheatley and his IN THE EARTH, one of Sundance's breakthrough films, shot during the pandemic and one of his best films since the acclaimed and much-vaunted Kill List.
And we travel from the United Kingdom to Canada to exclusively present the premiere in Spain of BRAIN FREEZE, the film that opened the last Fantasia, which is a fresh and fun vindication of the zombie genre that will delight the most shameless fans of the Festival.
In Molins de Rei we always give space to Spanish cinema and this year it could not be less with THE PASSENGER, a film that was part of the Fantastic 7 initiative and that, under its initial premise, hides a series of surprises that will fill the Peni with applause.
Regular Festival followers know that we always accommodate titles that go beyond the rules and nod to genre to tell stories that would make Beelzebub himself tremble. This is the case of MASKING THRESHOLD, a film destined to be a small surprise of the edition and that, for sure, will not leave anyone indifferent.
Last but not least, in this batch of new titles, it is worth highlighting the sensational THE MAID, a Thai horror film that hides a terrible secret behind the mystery of a maid who is haunted by the spirit of her predecessor. There is no doubt that it shows that the new Thai horror cinema has a lot to say. We hope to repeat the wonderful success that it had in the last edition of the Oriental Cinema Nights Festival in Vic.
We'll see you again next year at La Peni. Long live TerrorMolins!