An evil supernatural force finds its way into the Dominican Republic in the upcoming coming-of-age horror movie No Salgas (Stay Quiet), and Variety shares a first-look image today.
Variety reports, “ArtHood Entertainment has picked up worldwide sales rights.”
In No Salgas, “a college Med student is struggling with her sexual identity in a highly conservative Dominican Republic. A supernatural force begins to target people close to her.”
“The story begins with two teens fleeing into the night where one is killed by her possessed mother,” Variety’s report previews. “Liz secretly loves Wendy, who is murdered by her crazed brother. A year later, grief and desire resurface on a memorial trip as the force turns friends violent. Liz escapes, knowing that whatever was unleashed has not been fully crushed.”
Camila Issa (the third season of Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” reboot), Cecile van Welie (Carajita) and Camila Santana (Ramona) star in the horror movie.
Victoria Linares makes her feature directorial debut with No Salgas.
Linares previews, “The dynamics of coexistence and power have always favored a heteronormative society. The Dominican Republic is highly conservative, which only highlights the inadequacy of the concept of an ‘ally,’ an idea that in No Salgas is more performative than supportive, and often does not stem from genuine understanding, but from reflexive tolerance. The ally can be understanding and, at the same time, contribute, out of ignorance, to oppressive social environments.”