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A brief review: “Volver a morir” [2011 Colombia]

Miguel Urrutia’s directorial début “Volver a morir” [Eng. Title: Wake Up and Die] is a horror-thriller centred on a woman having a ‘Groundhog Day’ type experience, with which she learns to survive a maniac after many failed attempts. Camila wakes … Continue reading

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Reprising a stolen adolescence: 3096 Tage [2013 Germany]

Sherry Hormann delicately handles the harrowing true story of Natascha Kampusch – the Austrian schoolgirl who was abducted when she was ten and held captive for eight years by Wolfgang Priklopil. The film “3096 Tage” [Eng. Title: 3096 Days] is … Continue reading

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The rise and fall of a call girl: “Bruna Surfistinha” [2011 Brazil]

Brazilian attitudes towards sex is one of the more enigmatic aspects of their culture, where traditional Roman Catholic values sit side-by-side with an apparently uninhibited and tolerant display of sexuality. Marcus Baldini’s directorial début is the biopic “Bruna Surfistinha” [Eng. … Continue reading

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Love without memory, and baggage – “Novo” [2002 France, Spain]

Jean-Pierre Limosin appears initially to have stumbled upon something original in his romantic drama “Novo”, but I don’t think he’s successfully brought it to fruition. The film will rightly be remembered for featuring copious nudity from Eduardo Noriega and Anna … Continue reading

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Claudia Goytia in “Rojo Orgásmico” [2012 Mexico]

“Rojo Orgásmico” is the first film by Christian González that I’ve come across, even if he appears to have been making films for ever. Perhaps because, as in this case, his films tends to aim at a niche local audience. … Continue reading

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