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Orozco the Embalmer

2001 · 92 min

A grim, unflinching look at death and decay that is hard to watch but impossible to forget.

Directed by
Kiyotaka Tsurisaki
Genres
Documentary, Horror
Starring
Froilan Orozco, Biruta, Wipa
Overview
In 1996, Tsurisaki Kiyotaka, one of Japan’s most infamous death photographers, ventured into the center of Hell itself - the Rue Morgue neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia. With death and murder rampant, the corpses eventually find their way to embalmer Froilan Orozco, who has been tending the dead for over 50 years. We watch as bodies are brought in to his shop and he prepares them for their funerals.

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Directed by
Kiyotaka Tsurisaki
Genres
Documentary, Horror
Starring
Froilan Orozco, Biruta, Wipa
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • politics
  • survival
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror8
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness10
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, horror
Directed by
Kiyotaka Tsurisaki
Written by
Kiyotaka Tsurisaki
Starring
Froilan Orozco, Biruta, Wipa, Birutica
Runtime
92 min
Country
Colombia, Japan
Languages
Spanish, Sundanese

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