Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera | Mexico | 93 min
Spanish language film with English subtitles
A young woman’s long-awaited pregnancy becomes a waking nightmare, as she’s haunted by visions and the sound of breaking bones. Huesera: The Bone Woman blends body horror with urban folklore and brujería, confronting the generational pressures placed on women’s bodies and lives.
This chilling debut uses horror to explore themes of identity, tradition, and sacrifice—where the weight of motherhood becomes monstrous. It's a feminist exorcism of the silence surrounding women’s suffering in Mexican society.
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Cuando una joven finalmente queda embarazada, comienza a ser acechada por visiones aterradoras y crujidos de huesos. Huesera es un estremecedor debut que mezcla horror corporal con brujería, folclor urbano y rabia feminista.
Esta historia contemporánea canaliza las expectativas generacionales en torno a la maternidad, la familia y el sacrificio—pilares de la estructura social mexicana. Se conecta con Mexsorcismo al usar el horror como espejo para enfrentar la identidad, la tradición y las presiones invisibles que las mujeres mexicanas han aprendido a cargar en silencio.
Written & translated by Adrian G. Del la Peña.
Part of our Mexsorcismo Series.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that this screening takes place on Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory, as well as the oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta District 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, Indigenous and non, who live, work and play, as well as help steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.