Short film

Venado tuerto

2019 · 22 min

A slow, oppressive period curse tale that smothers you in guilt and dread across the empty pampas.

Overview: The year is 1882, in the heart of the Humid Pampas. Javier Mendizábal, landowner and justice of the peace of a future colony, is cursed for murdering his Aboriginal brother to hide his maternal kinship. Denying his true past will be his worst nightmare.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, bleak and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, identity, colonialism, race
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
identity
colonialism
race
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Jerónimo Marroquin
Written by: Jerónimo Marroquin
Starring: Juan Andrés Diaz, Carolina Diez, Néstor Chiarotto, Horacio Martinez, Leandro Dorthe, Jerónimo Marroquin, Sandino Donatti
Cinematography: Claudio Perin
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Argentina
Languages: Spanish