US Premiere

Jayro Bustamante follows up his incredible ghost story, La Llorona, with this fairy tale-like nightmare. Bustamante excels at blending genres and using horror to depict systematic violence towards marginalized people. While tonally different the story feels akin to Sucker Punch. While the content in Rita can be hard to grapple with, it is beautifully put together and it’s easy to become invested in Rita and her friends as they try to escape real world horrors.