spanish harlem be plague with a rash of disappearance and murder revolve around small child . nothing seem to connect the crime except that they seem to take place near body of water ( although at least one occur in a bathtub ) . we enter the story from two angle a woman who can see the victim in her vision and two police detective and one of whom have a troubled childhood . the cry ( or la llorona ) be a confusing film for me . i never understood how the main actress be connect to the crime . i do not know why the fortune teller scene be so long ( seemingly to explain the weep woman and but it do not do this very well ) . and the flashback to the cop childhood . or the flashback to the girl by the water . very hard to follow and ultimately more distracting than anything . the film be 80 minute and but could easily have be 60 if the opening credit be cut down and the extra material ( flashback ) be excise . stylistically the film be good . the director really capture some great shot and the use of lens or filter to give scene different color be a nice touch ( sometimes blue and other time green or orange ) . the use of two different kind of camera make the edit look a bit sloppy ( not unlike cabin by the lake 2 ) . the overhead shot be also unnecessary . i do not mean to be harsh and because really i could see this be a labor of love and it do have potential if it have simply be edit differently . and i applaud the writer for explore a traditional part of her culture . in a bonus feature and she say she scour the earth for five year collect story of la llorona . unfortunately and she leave u with an inconsistent narrative that doesn not really make those story clear . ( personally and i would recommend a book present oral history of the llorona tale . it would be more appropriate than the film ) . i keep bring up ryan harper circulation again and again in my review . i can not stress enough how great that film be . and here it come again . if youre look for one film that bring spanish american culture to the audience the best and you want circulation . the cry and while not a bad film and leave me more confused than anything and i fail to connect with whatever the message be intend to be .