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Raven Banner Entertainment’s new dark and thrilling film, Everyone Will Burn (Y Todos Arderan), premieres tonight at Fantastic Fest. This is David Hebrero’s Spanish-language sophomore feature. Hebrero directed and co-wrote and produced with Javier Kiran. Everyone Will Burn stars Macarena Gomez and Sofía García. Following a world premiere at Sitges, the story of a broken-hearted mother and a strange little girl who appears in her life has traveled the globe, most recently screening at FrightFest in London.
Hebrero commented: “When we were in lockdown writing this madness of a film we never thought that we would be here at Fantastic Fest sharing space with industry icons. Arriving in North America alongside Raven Banner is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to get to showcase Spain’s new wave of artists. We are pumped and ready to take over Austin!”
Synopsis for Everyone Will Burn
In a small village in Leon, Spain, María José (30 Coins and Sexy Killer’s Macarena Gomez) prepares to end her life after failing to get over the death of her son years before. Everything changes when she receives a visit from Lucía, a strange little girl who might be connected to a local legend about stopping an impending apocalypse. With the enigmatic girl by her side, María José faces the corrupt community, triggering strange events and a series of horrific deaths among the local population.
As far as memorable openings, Everyone Will Burn delivers a wild and intense opening that will be hard to forget and is worth watching just for that. The story has layers of mystery, drama, and chaos. The performances are unhinged, superior, and unpredictable. If you think your small town has problems, it probably doesn’t comes close to the small village in Everyone Will Burn. There’s so much drama, corruption, and deceit that you don’t know who to trust. For every person who has a dark secret, another person is blackmailing them.
Everyone Must Burn had incredible performances all around, but Macarena Gomez stole the show with her brilliant and emotional performance as Maria. Her character is very quiet and almost “obedient” or “compliant” at first, but once Lucía comes into her life she becomes stronger, more confident. She has a lot of pain and suffering from the loss of her son and those responsible for his death and Lucía helps her through it. Sofía García delivers a killer performance as Lucía as well. She has an innocence about her, but can also kill you without blinking an eye. She’s mischievously wonderful and I loved her character growth.
The style of the film from beginning to end doesn’t disappoint. It’s shot beautifully with rich imagery, captivating cinematography, and delectable dialogue. Towards the end when shit hits the fan, Everyone Will Burn plays around with color using a red lighting that intensifies the drama and horror that overcomes the village. It was the perfect choice and made it feel like “everyone will burn”.
Overall, Everyone Will Burn is heartbreaking yet empowering film about corruption, love, and revenge with several twists along the way. It’s a beautiful film and I would definitely watch it again and recommend it to others.
