Crazy Old Lady
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| Spanish | Vieja loca |
| Directed by | Martín Mauregui |
| Screenplay by | Martín Mauregui |
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| Cinematography | Julián Apezteguía |
| Music by | Pedro Osuna |
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| Distributed by | DeAPlaneta (Spain) |
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| Language | Spanish |
Crazy Old Lady (Spanish: Vieja loca)[1] is an upcoming psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Martín Mauregui starring Carmen Maura and Daniel Hendler. It is a Spanish and Argentine co-production.
Plot
Pedro endures psychological distress after being tasked by his former girlfriend to take care of her senile mother Alicia.[2]
Cast
- Daniel Hendler as Pedro[1]
- Carmen Maura as Alicia[1]
Production
Crazy Old Lady is the debut solo feature as a director of seasoned Argentine screenwriter Martín Mauregui.[1] Producer J.A. Bayona pitched the film as "a very claustrophobic film, a fable of terror and suspense that deals with how violence is transmitted from one generation to the next".[3] The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Películas La Trini, Primo Content, Mr. Field and Friends, Bambú Producciones alongside La Unión de los Ríos.[4]
Julián Apezteguía served as cinematographer.[3] Shooting locations included the city of Buenos Aires and places in its conurbation (Vicente López, Bella Vista, Capilla del Señor).[1][2]
Release
StudioCanal handled sales.[4] DeAPlaneta is slated to release theatrically the film in Spain on 10 October 2025.[5] Shudder acquired distribution rights in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Stiletano, Marcelo (8 March 2024). "Carmen Maura está en la Argentina y filma una película de terror producida por el director de La sociedad de la nieve". La Nación.
- ^ a b Economou, Vassilis (25 February 2025). "Carmen Maura plays the lead in Martín Mauregui's psychological horror Crazy Old Lady". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b "Juan Antonio Bayona y Belén Atienza producen la película de terror 'Vieja loca'". Camera and Light Mag. 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Wiseman, Andreas (23 May 2025). "Following A JA Bayona-Hosted Cannes Market Preview, Horror 'Vieja Loca' Sells To North America, UK, Australia & Spain For Studiocanal". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Vieja loca". DeAPlaneta. Retrieved 5 July 2025.