Gutsy cinema that breaks new ground
ARGENTINA , Germany , Dominican Republic | 106 minutes | 2017
Deadly vengeance and voodoo are on the menu of this feature about one family’s outrage when their debt-ridden patriarch is assassinated by a local bigwig. Deliberately anarchic in its approach, this singular entry (a winner at Locarno 2017) from an up-and-coming Dominican filmmaker follows a gardener employed at a wealthy Santo Domingo villa as he returns home to his remote village to mourn his father. Cocote’s power undeniably lies in its rendition of the explosive energy of the nine-day burial ritual. Exhausting but breathtaking.IN COMPETITON
Meilleur film (prix Signs of life) - Locarno 2017
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Feature film , Drama
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Feature film
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The 26-year-old Russian director gives a raw account of a young woman’s existential quest, through the prism of family tragedy. Inspired by an incident...
RUSSIA | 106 minutes | 2017
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