J-ok'el is a 2007 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Williams. This film was Williams' debut.
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Production
J-ok'el means "weeping woman" in the Tzotzil language. The film's budget was US$500,000.
Plot
An American man travels to a small town in Chiapas, Mexico, called San Cristobal de las Casas, to help his mother when he knows that his stepsister has been abducted. Everything indicates that it is a wave of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el (Weeping Woman). This woman had drowned her children a long time ago and her spirit has returned to take other children and thus forget her own suffering.
Reception
The film won gold medal for best music in the Park City Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Soundtrack
Music for the film was written and conducted by George Shaw, and was released on a CD that included George Shaw-composed tracks from the 2006 independent thriller and horror film Marcus . Tracks from J-ok'el included:
"The Legend of La Llorona" - 2:21
"Journey to Mexico" - 2:32
"Carolina Apparition" - 0:48
"Nocturnal Abduction" - 1:16
"Missing Child" - 0:46
"The Weeping Woman" - 1:48
"Prayers for the Missing" - 3:24
"Scaredy Dog" - 0:16
"Market Chase" - 3:25
"Siblings Snatched" - 1:30
"He Left Me" - 1:42
"Kids in the Dark" - 1:06
"Flashlight Clue" - 0:57
"Now You Will See" - 0:43
"Mistaken Identity" - 1:57
"Fernando Taken" - 1:28
"It's J-ok'el" - 1:42
"The Search" - 4:03
"Cavern Confrontation" - 4:28
"Cemetery" - 3:19
"J-ok'el" - 2:57