A Fisherman's Tale

2024 [SPANISH]

Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

2
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 326 326

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Plot summary

A horror story that intertwines four tales on a fishing island in Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, where an evil lake spirit haunts the inhabitants, casting a dark shadow over their lives.

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893.64 MB
1280*912
Spanish 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 31
1.79 GB
1516*1080
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles es  us  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 41

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by eliezeramacias 3 / 10

Another Mexican horror film doomed to irrelevance

I don't even know where to begin with this cinematic disaster. The film makes no sense, the characters are empty, you don't care about a single one of them, they drop like flies without you really caring what happens to them. Not only are they poor, but they are all stupid and unpleasant.And except for two or three redeemable shots, the cinematography is a waste.It could have been something good, but it failed miserably, joining the list of Mexican horror trash like "Turno de noche" and "KM31 2."
Reviewed by jp_91 10 / 10

"Un cuento de pescadores" is a great folk horror production, with an addictive story.

"Un cuento de pescadores" is a great folk horror film based on the creature known as "La Miringua", whose folklore has its roots in Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, Mexico. Director Edgar Nito does an excellent job bringing this story to the big screen, transforming it into four different stories about the inhabitants of a fishing island on Lake Pátzcuaro who somehow find themselves connected to this mermaid-like creature. The performances are strong, with Renata Vaca, Andrés Delgado, and Ruby Vizcarra standing out as "La Miringua". The cinematography is magnificent, replete with natural lighting, silhouettes, and chiaroscuro that give a sinister atmosphere to the filming locations on the lakeshore. The underwater scenes are also noteworthy. The music composed for the film is utterly eerie and increases the tension in key scenes. The editing work manages to tell the story intensely by uniting the lives of the island's inhabitants. The special makeup effects are magnificent and realistic, and "La Miringua" is extremely chilling. Worth mentioning is the incredible scene with Renata Vaca and Ruby Vizcarra, which emulates Goya's painting of Saturn Devouring His Son. "Un cuento de pescadores" is a great folk horror production, with an addictive story.
Reviewed by kannibalcorpsegrinder 6 / 10

An intriguing enough if somewhat confusing genre effort

Living in a small lakeside town, a series of exploits around town brings the residents to believe that something might be living in the local lake, causing the disappearances, and when they find the real culprit is revealed must find a way to stop it from taking over the town.Overall, this was a fairly fun and generally enjoyable genre effort. Among the better elements of this one come from the strong setup about how life in the community exists before the chaos starts. This manages to work rather heavily to give us a showcase of the village and life among the fishermen at the lake, and how it impacts the others in the community, with the various residents shown engaging in their everyday life while also dealing with the outcome of the harvest from the fishing fleet, with how dominant the mindset of the villagers featured here is. This brings about the small-town lifestyle ruled by superstition and folklore, with the constant whispers of the demon that lives on the lake being responsible for the series of accidents and strange deaths that begin piling up in a way that feels natural and consistent with this type of isolated, intermingling society, where everyone is familiar with everyone else and no secrets are truly secrets. It's all certainly helped by the atmosphere of isolation and dread that hangs over everything, from the atmospheric look of the lake and the way it's all perceived to the standout way all of the local influences work their way through the central location. Encroached by the woods and a local swamp where the creature that supposedly lives, the general approach is of isolated and terrified locals in over their heads when the bodies start appearing, and they're forced to confront the truth that something might be in the water killing off everyone, instead of their preconceived notions regarding someone from the village. That they try to continue living is another fine way we get to see the final outcome of everything at the end, where all the victims of the lake are gathered together in gruesome fashion. It creates a strong image that helps to tie together the idea of what the village is about, rather nicely, with the whole thing providing a lot to like. There are some problematic issues for this one holding it down. The biggest factor against this one is the generally lacking story for the creature in the lake, as it seemingly exists in the lake but never gets more to understand what's going on. It's all treated as if there's a specific legend about who or what is responsible for the misfortune everyone experiences, but it never successfully makes it clear to outsiders looking at the story who or what the locals are referring to with their born-and-bred knowledge of the situation. That makes it somewhat hard to care what's happening when the lives of these people are being interrupted by something that doesn't make any sense, as the atmosphere of what's going on makes it interesting and comes together rather than the storyline. That also means the film is longer than it really should as it tends to meander through these sidestories of the villagers rather than offering up the kind of clarity on the situation, which is what holds this back.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
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