Nahualli (2025) Movie Script

[old projector rattling]
Nice
Why do you have to get so much stuff?
(O.S.) You know... munchies, partying.
You think your friend
could get loose with that?
We're not partying here, we're grieving.
(O.S.) Anybody who's
looking for a witch is looking for a party.
Well, I hope she's going to come and you're
not going to do some weird stuff to her.
I forgot my wallet.
I knew that.
I'll pay.
Hey.
[birds chirping]
Yeah.
I'm sorry I just left like that.
I know.
But I promise you I'll be back soon, okay?
Love you bro.
[birds chirping]
Yo, girls, you sure we might see a ghost
on this trip?
Because to me, it seems like you're
setting me up for something sexual.
And I'm pretty baked for it.
For real, those comments
out of nowhere. Just chill.
This book says that there has to be
some sort of an altar.
How about that old church over there?
Can you be more thoughtful?
She's really trying to
figure out something here.
Oh, wait, maybe he's right.
Maybe not inside the church, but...
What if there's something here
that we can't see,
and we can only see it
from the church?
[creepy music playing]
It's like some kind of ghostly...
and no one has come in a while.
[ghostly voice] Get out.
Did you girls say something?
You promised not to be weird, weirdo.
Come on, really.
There's no time for jokes.
I didn't say anything wrong.
I was just asking.
Let's go and take a look.
Um.
It's just gives me weird vibes.
It's a church in the middle of nowhere.
[needy] Man, really.
Then why are we here?
I mean, girls, are you even listening
to what I said?
Fine, let's go get eaten
by some weird monster.
[creepy music continues]
[water drops falling]
[amazed] Jesus Christ.
Now who's going to get sacrificed first?
Just shut up already.
This is the place.
[water splashes]
[crickets chirping]
I really don't like this at all.
She reminds me of my mom.
She's acting all weird and shit.
You always make it about you.
Just let her be.
I know, but
doesn't it look weird to you?
But she just lost her mother.
Yeah, but I just...
I don't.
Look, we've all been through a lot.
True.
[scary music creeping in]
Hey.
Hey, girl Nicole.
Nick.
(O.S.) Hey girl.
(O.S.) Hey, snap out.
[groans in pain]
What the...?
What the fuck?
[scary music continues]
[violin screeching and
church bells ringing]
[screams in pain as church bells ring]
[guts smearing]
[contemplative music playing]
[cars passing on highway]
[distant birds chirping]
[contemplative music continues]
[crow screeches]
[contemplative music continues]
[nostalgic music starts]
[fireplace crackling]
[nostalgic music plays]
[yawns]
[message notification chimes]
[sighs] Jake.
[message notification chimes]
Damn you, Jake.
Late, like always.
[message typing]
[crickets chirping and
car driving off-screen]
(O.S.) Jake?
[car engine turns off]
(O.S.) Oh, I'm glad you made it, man.
(O.S) We just gotta wait for Mark.
He said he'll be here by tomorrow morning.
[nostalgic music fades, truck driving by]
[ringtone playing]
Shit.
Hello?
Hello?
(JAKE) (O.S.) Hey, Alex,
I got Mark on the phone.
Ok.
Mark, where are you, bro?
You're supposed to be here already.
I know, man. Look, I got caught up.
Last-minute bid on a forest clearing job.
What's up?
No, this is much different
than logging in the mountains.
We're talking search and rescue.
Plus, it's been a year since
your sister disappeared.
Look, the authorities
didn't do a good enough job.
It's been a year.
I've had no answers, no leads.
No body for God's sake.
[muffled] (O.S.) I'm not going
to sit around anymore, Jake.
Gotta go up there and find out
what happened to Nicole.
We got your back, bro.
We're here for you.
Look, we'll start tomorrow morning.
We'll start tomorrow morning.
Going to look for Nicole.
Just be ready for anything.
[muffled] (O.S.) Okay,
we'll see you soon then.
(O.S.) All right, all right. Bye.
[Mexican guitar riff playing]
[Mexican guitar riff playing]
[town plaza ambience]
I love this pueblito.
The alcohol is so cheap here.
Yes, it is. Maybe we should go
Oh, shit, I need to pick something.
I'll be back in a minute.
- OK.
- Mia, hurry up.
- Do you need help?
- No, thank you.
OK.
[pre-Hispanic music playing]
[car drives by]
[pre-Hispanic music playing]
[crowd speaking in the town plaza]
[pre-Hispanic music playing]
[distant birds chirping]
[crows cawing]
[crickets chirping]
You're going to stay with me, Sarah.
And I will not take a no, for an answer.
She was supposed to stay with me.
It's better that way.
More room for your Insta stories.
[crows screeching as wind blows]
[reggaeton music as girls party]
(O.S.) Are you happy?
Yeah, a lot.
We are here...
To connect with the Pacha Mama.
To celebrate life.
Our friendship.
And my baby sister.
Thanks for being here
and joining me.
In my last...
wild night being single!
Well, I want to make a toast.
OK!
For the most
beautiful bride ever.
- Cheers!
- Cheers!
[crickets chirping]
[fireplace crackling]
[truck approaching]
[tense music rising]
[crickets chirping]
Ah, Mark.
[sighs in relief]
Don't scuttle off like that.
[sighs]
[nostalgic music rising]
I'm going to be here
by your side always.
Whenever you need me,
I'll be there for you.
[crickets chirping]
(O.S.) Hey.
(O.S.) I'm sorry I just left like that.
(O.S.) But I promise you,
I'll be back soon.
(O.S.) OK?
[scary music rising]
[woman chanting in ancient language]
[scary music rising]
[woman chanting in ancient language]
[church bells ringing louder]
[groans in pain over demonic whispers]
[distorted glitch rising ominously]
[echoing scream pierces the air]
[distant dogs barking]
[screechy footsteps drawing closer]
Nicole?
[Nicole whispering in ancient language]
What are you?
What are you doing here?
follow you into the woods?
[Nicole whispering in ancient language]
[shivers]
OK.
The mountains of Mexico
looking for your ass.
Where can you go?
In the mountains in Mexico,
looking for you.
[ominous footsteps approaching]
Oh no.
Nicole, where are you?!
[sharp thump]
What the fuck!
Oh, shit.
What the fuck am I doing out here?
[tense music playing]
What the hell?
What were you doing outside?
And barefoot?
(O.S.) And why are you sweating?
I have no idea, bro.
[crickets and owls in the distance]
[sighs]
[lighter flicks]
So...
Is everything all right with...?
With what?
With him?
I know that you don't like him.
But...
He has been so good to me.
He treats me like if I'm special.
[sighs]
Not everything in life
is about money, Sarah.
It's not about the money.
[owl hooting]
I can't believe it.
Do you even love him?
[crickets chirping]
Yes, I do.
[door slams shut]
[crows cawing intensifies]
OK, it's time to have fun and...
[reggaeton beat playing]
Get us drunk.
- Finally.
- No thanks.
- What?!
- I pass.
(O.S.) What did you say?
(O.S.) You're gonna do it.
- Now you're gonna do it.
- No, please.
For your sister!
Come on, come on, come on.
Go!
[reggaeton beat continues]
Come on, come on,
come on, come on!
Sarah, it's your turn.
Mmm...
[drunk] Truth.
[group laughing]
I have one. I have one.
OK.
Have you ever kissed a girl?
[group laughs]
Oh, come on!
I want to know!
Yeah!
[drunk] Lily, you're next.
[drunk] And it can't be truth
this time, OK?
Yeah!
- All right.
- [drunk] You have to kiss everyone.
Why, bro?
That's not a problem!
- Love you girls.
- Come on, come on, come on.
[reggaeton music continues]
Well, who's next?
[laughs]
[reggaeton music continues]
- Me?
- Yes!
OK, OK, OK.
[party chatter]
[romantic music starts]
[muffled romantic music playing]
[heavy breathing over muffled music]
[heavy breathing over muffled music]
[moaning over muffled music]
[music stops]
[distant crows cawing]
[cicadas and dogs barking]
[tense music rising]
[fire crackling]
[muffled breathing]
[seashell necklace rattling]
Where the hell am I?
[tense music intensifies]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
You must tread like the jaguar.
You must tread watchfully.
She is near, like thunder
before rain.
What? I don't understand.
[drum sounds intensify]
Your sister bears
a stranger's heart.
A stranger's heart.
Is this my sister here?
You blind fool!
Blind fool!
The storm begins within.
The thread binds you to her.
Guard your breath.
I don't know, I...
I don't understand.
[screeching shout]
[demonic voice in Spanish]
The awakening of the trees
awakens the spirit.
[dogs barking loudly]
[heavy breathing]
[loud hit]
[distant church bells ringing]
Alex.
Alex.
Alex, bro.
Listen.
Hey wake up man.
Come on, bro. I gotta talk to you.
Wake up.
Listen to me.
[sighs]
I know this is
going to sound crazy,
but I need you to
believe me, all right, listen.
I just had this dream.
Listen, I didn't
even feel like a dream.
You felt real. Look
I think that
Nicole's calling to me.
She's trying to
tell me where she's at.
I don't know Mark.
You don't fucking know.
Listen, I've
never had a dream like this.
I've never, you
know, the whole time she's
been gone this
whole year until we get here.
Why now?
[distant church bells ringing]
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey, hey, hey, Jake, Jake.
Oh, well, well, chill, chill.
Listen, listen, you hear this?
What the fuck's going on?
Listen.
[distant church bells ringing]
Dude, I don't know what the fuck
that is, but it
could be Nicole, man.
No.
Oh, bro, no.
It's definitely not Nicole.
But what if it is, man?
It could be.
We at least
need to check it out.
Shut the fuck up.
You don't know nothing
- about what's going out there.
- (O.S) Stop.
Stop arguing.
Listen.
Dude, we just gotta go fucking.
Mark, don't go.
Don't go yet, Mark, okay?
No, Mark.
Listen, listen.
We gotta just fucking go, dude.
Look, I can't.
I know, I know.
Let's fucking go.
Come on.
[cicadas as truck drives by]
[distant church bells ringing]
[car door warnings]
(O.S.) Careful, Mark.
Okay, remember, guys,
we need to stay close together.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, gotcha.
Nicole!
Oh, good.
Mark!
This motherfucker just doesn't
listen to anything I say!
Mark!
[panting]
Jake?
Where are you, Jake?
[crickets chirping]
[high pitched noise]
[crying]
[church bells ring]
[walkie-talkie crackles]
Jake, answer me.
Alex!
Alex!
Help me!
[screaming on walkie-talkie]
[sighing]
[scary music intensifies]
[high-pitched noise]
[loud dogs barking]
Mark.
Mark!
[heartbeat slowing]
[loud dogs barking]
Nicole.
Damn it, where are you, Nicole?
Nicole.
Mark!
Mark!
Mark!
What's going on?
Something, something, something!
Something's terrible
happened to Jake!
We gotta get outta here now!
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Let's get outta here!
We come back later!
Come back!
[car engine revving]
[crickets chirping]
(O.S.) I know how you're feeling, man.
I know this was
a shit show tonight.
We don't know
what happened with Jake.
This doesn't feel right, man.
Sitting here in front of a fire
like we're on fucking vacation.
[fire crackles]
Bro, I'm asking that
you listen to me for a second.
Let me finish
what I have to say.
Tell you what
I think is happening,
and then you can
do whatever you want,
say whatever you want,
make whatever decision you want.
I'm just asking you
to listen to me for a second.
[sighs]
These dreams
that I've been having,
they're not natural, man.
Not only am I
dreaming about Nicole
and what the
fuck happened to them,
it's like there's
something or somebody
talking to me,
some kind of
forest creature spirit.
I know how fucking
crazy that sounds, man.
There's some
sort of like good spirit,
shaman type of
guy, his name's Kaya.
He's telling me there's
things that we can do to appease her.
Jake's still out there, man.
I know he's alive.
I don't know exactly
what happened or what took him
or whatever's going
on, man, but she's still there,
or he's still there.
And we're sitting
here doing nothing, man.
Mark, stop.
Have you just heard yourself?
I mean, are
you out of your mind?
For God's sake, bro.
We are here for Nicole,
and now we don't know
what happened to Jake out there.
Exactly, we don't
know what happened to Jake.
Exactly, so we need to call,
I don't know, the cops,
the authorities, the rangers.
This is too much for us.
Bro, what did
they do for Nicole?
They had a year to
try to find some answers,
some leads, and
they didn't find shit.
That's why we're here.
That's why I asked
you and Jake to come help me.
And where is Jake?
I don't know, bro.
That's why we need
to go back out and find him.
I'm not waiting
for the authorities.
He just went
disappearing tonight.
This is the best
chance that you and I
can fucking figure this out.
I don't know, bro.
Look.
Honestly, I don't know.
This is out of our league.
You're a grown ass, man.
And if you wanna
leave, you can leave.
I don't know, man.
[fire crackling]
I don't know.
[wind blowing]
[nostalgic music rises]
I love this place.
[birds chirping]
Total relaxation.
I enjoy it so
much, especially with you.
[rusty swing creaking]
I miss your mom so much.
Yeah.
Being here, it
helped me to get through it.
[dramatic music rising]
I want you to know that.
As long that I'm gonna be at your side,
I'll be there for you.
[birds chirping]
Look, this is what I got for you.
I got it down here, down the road.
Thank you.
How are you feeling?
Cold
Cold?
Let me go get your sweater.
[dramatic music]
Victoria!
[panting]
Victoria!
Victoria!
[panting]
Victoria!
[groaning]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[birds chirping]
[dramatic music]
[sighs]
[dramatic music fades]
[door closes]
[birds chirping]
What's the plan for today?
We should go for a hike.
Oh, no, shit, no, no.
I'm too tired.
Fuck it, I'm going.
Yeah.
Have fun, baby.
[door opens]
This was a great idea.
I love this place.
Yeah, it's so peaceful out here.
Olivia.
I need to tell you something.
Can you keep a secret?
Fuck, my phone isn't working.
Can't post anything.
Olivia!
What were you saying?
Listen, I've been
holding this for years
and please don't judge me.
[dramatic music]
I'm in love with your sister.
[dramatic music]
Why?
Well, something
bad happened last night.
Well, I don't
know if it was bad.
But I mean, I'm confused.
I'm not confused about that.
Stop, stop.
I don't get it.
Why me?
Why are you telling me this?
Well, I thought
maybe you could help.
Do you think I should tell her?
I think you
should go and fuck yourself.
What the hell is wrong with you?
She's my sister.
She don't
deserve this kind of shit.
Fuck.
[dramatic music]
[flies swarming]
[flies swarming]
This is good.
[flies swarming]
Means he's close.
[far away scream]
[birds fly away]
Jake!
No.
Jake!
[high pitched noise rising]
[evil growls]
[eerie music]
[distant bells]
[crows cawing]
[crows cawing]
[demonic voice] Lily.
[crows cawing intensifies]
[crows cawing intensifies]
Girls!
There's something in the woods.
What's wrong with you?
I'm not kidding, I
heard someone calling my name.
And I am the crazy one.
Fuck you.
(O.S) Take it easy.
[reggae music plays]
[door closes]
What the hell did I miss?
I don't know.
[crying]
[reggae music plays muffled]
[distant crows cawing]
[church bells ringing]
Why would you do that?
[reggae music plays distorted]
[crying]
[loud church bells ringing]
Hey, she might be here, man.
Hey.
Hey.
[hard church bell rings]
[tense music]
[tense music]
[loud hit]
[demonic growling]
Mark, what happened?
What's going on?
[scary hit]
Oh shit!
[church bells ringing]
Mark, stop.
Stop, it's me, it's me, Alex.
No, please, no,
no, don't do it, Mark.
Please, don't do it, Mark.
[choking]
[distant crows and bell ringing]
[chill song playing]
What's going on with the girls?
They have been
acting weird the whole day.
Maybe I'm
wrong, but do you remember
anything from last night?
I remember everything.
You need to keep it
together when you're drinking.
I don't know if
I should tell you this but,
something weird
happened with Lily last night.
What do you mean weird?
I don't know, we were
drinking and having fun but,
I feel like
she took advantage of me.
Advantage of you?
That's huge.
[door opens]
Lily.
[door slamming]
[sighs]
[chill music continues]
[sighs]
Are you sure?
I'm about to get married.
I don't wanna ruin
this over some bullshit.
[crying]
[distant crows cawing]
[crying]
[suspense music]
[demonic voice] Lily.
[demonic voice]
Get off my woods.
[church bells ringing]
[dramatic music]
[screaming]
[music stops]
[distant church bell]
[loud hit]
[screaming]
[scary music intensifies]
[neck cracks]
[ethereal music]
Alex.
What the hell
are you doing here, man?
You attacked me.
And you almost killed me.
What are you talking about?
I've been here for hours,
walking around
looking for a way out of here,
looking for the cabin, anything.
I don't recognize
this place either.
[high pitched noise]
Mark, that noise.
[noise intensifies]
[screaming in pain]
[high pitched noise]
[muffled party music]
[party music]
Somebody's hungry?
And I could use a
shot right now.
Can you stop drinking?
It's a party.
It's what you're
supposed to be doing, come on.
Boo, alcoholic.
Boring.
[party music continues]
(singing in foreign language)
[dramatic music starts]
Where are you going?
I'm gonna go look for her.
Why?
Because she's my friend.
And I'm your sister,
and you use to
forget to pick me up
in high school so many times.
Don't be such a child, Olivia.
I'm your baby, sis.
[door slams shut]
Oh, it's yours?
Come on.
[dramatic music]
[crows cawing]
Lily!
Lily!
Lily?
Lily!
Lily!
[dramatic music]
Lily!
Lily!
Now I'm going to
show you how your sister
and I became best friends.
[reggae music]
I'm not sure about this.
Try it.
Calm down.
Let them solve their issues.
[coughing]
[reggae music]
Is there
something you wanna tell me?
Strong.
You know.
You are
the only friend of my sister
that I really like.
Oh, you're high already.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music intensifies]
We need to go.
Something really
bad happened to Lily.
[dramatic music intensifies]
(O.S.) She's joking.
I'm not joking, Mia.
[door bangs]
Guys!
We need to go!
We're gonna die!
Who are you?
[screaming]
Go, go, go.
[dramatic music continues]
[heavy breathing]
Don't do it, Mark.
[heavy breathing]
Don't.
Don't do it.
No.
Don't do it.
[heavy breathing]
[dramatic music continues]
[heavy breathing]
[screaming in pain]
[grunts]
[ethereal music]
[aztec whistle]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
Your whisper is louder than drums.
Some kind of whisper?
[aztec whistle]
Only the brave may seek her.
[aztec whistle]
Seek where the veil thins.
Seek...
What should I seek?
[aztec horn]
Strike the altar and she will weaken.
[high-pitched noise rising]
[screams]
[heavy breathing]
[demonic voice]
[dramatic music]
[high-pitched noise rising]
[distant dogs barking]
[distant crows cawing]
[grunts in pain]
[tense music starts]
[tense music rises]
[tense music rises]
[tense music stops]
[screams]
No!
Mia!
Mia!
[crows cawing in background]
[eerie music playing]
[crying]
Lily.
No, Lily.
Lily.
- No!
- We need to go.
No, no!
We need to go.
No, Lily!
Lily!
- No!
- Lets go!
No!
[crying]
[dark music]
No!
[crying]
[dark music rises]
[gasping]
[loud hit]
[ethereal music]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
The burden shifts. Gods name you.
The path calls.
Destroy the altar.
Only then take the book
to the chosen one.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music intensifies]
[neck cracks]
[dramatic music stops]
[water dropping]
I don't wanna kill people, please.
I didn't do
anything to deserve this.
Come on.
[demonic grunts]
I was just
looking for my sister.
[eerie music]
[demonic voice]
[demonic gasp]
[crickets chirping]
[can tumbles]
[heavy breathing]
Don't scream,
don't scream, don't scream.
It could hear us.
It's in the forest, okay?
If we're not careful
it could hunt us down.
Who are you?
What do you want?
We need to get going.
I'll explain as we walk.
Lets go.
Lets go.
[crickets chirping]
[car doors close]
So...
Basically,
I came here to help my
my friend Mark find his sister.
But...
Things started to go crazy.
And I don't know
what to believe anymore.
It's like...
I never thought that
Mark was capable
of doing something like this.
So you're saying your
friend turned into that freak
who killed my friends?
And you expect me to just
go with you?
Are you serious?
Did you listen to what I said?
He attacked me too.
And that's not
the Mark that I know.
[distant owl]
There's something
going on in him like a,
a possession or something?
Your friend, killed my friends.
He's a murderer!
Calm down.
I can't.
We need to calm down.
I can't!
I'm trying to help you.
I'm not the one
who killed your friends.
We need to understand
what's happening to Mark.
Maybe we can stop it.
And help your sister too.
And you expect me to
just believe all of that?
Just like that?
[impacts on car]
[car engine starts]
[distant church bells]
(ominous hit)
[distant church bells]
[loud hit]
[ethereal music]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
The prophecy began 100 winters ago.
To call the prophecy forth...
She claimed the ancient man's
daughter.
[wind howling]
I'm sorry.
I'm trying to find my friend.
You don't understand!
Fate allows no choice.
Your friends' is not
bound to yours.
I'm just
trying to find my friend.
I'm helping him.
He has reached Mictlan.
Nahualli lives beneath
your friend's skin.
To finish this, the old man's rite
must be repeated.
[fire crackling]
[aztec whistle]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
Nahualli took my daughter.
Help me, I'm begging.
[aztec whistle]
I need your power to avenge her.
[dramatic music]
[shamanic growl]
Nahualli.
The cursed one.
Nahualli!
Must die!
[flesh tearing and chewing]
[aztec whistle]
[aztec whistle]
[aztec whistle]
[church bells ringing]
[eerie glitches]
[liquid dripping]
What's this all about?
[speaking in ancient tongue]
The sister reached through death
and returned Nahualli.
Nahualli.
What does it have to do with me?
We didn't do anything wrong?
Nahualli.
How can I find her?
Let the church bells lead.
She waits beyond.
How can I fight it?
A heart for a heart,
a soul for a soul.
Nahualli.
[ominous music]
[speaking in ancient tongue]
[grunts in pain]
Her guard is broken.
Find the book and end this.
[ominous music]
[engine idle]
[crickets chirping]
I can't
believe this is happening.
How are we
supposed to fight that monster?
And then
there's your friend too?
I don't think that
thing is my friend anymore.
But we need
to stop this madness.
What about the book?
It's at the chapel.
At the top of the mountain.
Do you know
where is that chapel?
I've been there.
[car engine]
[crows cawing]
[crows wings]
[omnious music]
[crying]
[crying]
[ominous music]
[high-pitched noise rising]
[crying]
[high-pitched noise stops]
[crickets chirping]
[dramatic music]
[can falls]
[dramatic music]
[speaking foreign language]
[speaking foreign language]
[speaking foreign language]
[speaking foreign language]
Sheman says a heart
for a heart, a soul for a soul.
But what do he mean by that?
In the dream, they tie her up
and pull out her heart.
They took her heart.
And where do you
think that heart is?
What if it wasn't
about where they put it?
What if it was about where
she hides the ones she's taken?
[church bells ringing]
[ominous music]
[grunting]
Mark, I know you're in there.
Fight it!
[grunting]
[ominous music]
[grunting]
[ominous music intensifies]
[groan in pain]
[speaking in ancient tounge]
[crows cawing]
[ominous music]
[demonic growls]
[ominous music intensifies]
[demonic growls]
[fire blast]
[ominous music intensifies]
[grunting]
[screams]
[grunting]
[fire crackling]
[ominous music]
[fire impact]
[fire impact]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[loud crow calling]
[suspense music]
[intense fire crackling]
[graoning in pain]
[intense fire crackling]
[demonic scream]
[birds chirping]
[nostalgic music]
[nostalgic music continues]