Everyone Will Burn – Movie Review
Director: David Hebrero
Writer: David Hebrero, Javier Kiran (Screenplay)
Cast
- Macarena Gomez
- Sofia Garcia
- Rodolfo Sancho
- Ana Milan
- Ruben Ochandiano
Plot: In a small village in Leon, Spain, María José prepares to end her life after failing to get over the suicide of her bullied son years before. Everything changes when she receives a visit from Lucía, a strange little girl who could be connected to a local legend about stopping an impending apocalypse. With the enigmatic girl by her side, María José faces the corrupt community, overloaded with sadistic secrets and immoral lies.
Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Everyone Will Burn starts as Maria Jose (Gomez) is still questioning whether to continue her own life. With her thinking of ending her life, she is visited by a strange girl Lucia (Garcia). Maria Jose takes Lucia in hopes of cleaning her up and taking her to find her parents.
Maria learns the truth about Lucia and the powers she possesses. Leaving Maria to become a guardian to the little girl that will use her powers to get revenge on anyone who upsets her, in the most painful way possible.
Verdict on Everyone Will Burn
Everyone Will Burn follows a depressed woman who gets an unusual meeting with a young girl. The girl has certain powers which she uses to get revenge on anyone that threatens her and the town doesn’t accept her being around.
This does play out like a witch hunt while using elements of ‘The Omen’ about the girl. It creates terror in a town which sees the town want to clean up a threat they can’t explain. This creates moments of pure horror, as Lucia completes certain tasks, each one more disturbing than the last one.
The performances in the movie are wonderful with Macarena Gomez and Sofia Garcia being the standout of the remarkable cast. When it comes to certain things that happen, it is disturbing but you can’t take your eyes off what is happening.
Final Thoughts – Everyone Will Burn is a disturbing and twisted tale.
