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1997(1st) ~ 2024(28th)
World Fantastic Cinema
Iago DE SOTO
Spain2008 80 min 35mm C International Premiere
Four armed robbers are hired to snatch a briefcase from a cafe. The main character, one of the four robbers, feels there"s something fishy about this job. Another member knows the whole story but doesn"t say anything. The owner of the stolen briefcase hires killers to recover the briefcase. Do not confuse this film with the movie under the same title by KITAMURA Ryuhei. This crime movie from Spain doesn"t have any supernatural element to it. It is filled with shootings, fights and emotions of betrayal and sorrow. In some ways, it reminds us of El mariachi by Robert RODRIGUEZ, especially because the director knows how to move and position the cameras to heighten the audience"s tension. The story itself doesn"t stand out, but the director"s efforts to utilize limited resources are commendable. (HUH Ji Woong)