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Atrocious

2018 · 79 min

A grim, unrelenting plunge into human cruelty, told through degraded tapes that leave you feeling soiled and shaken.

Directed by
Lex Ortega
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lex Ortega, Carlos Valencia, Orlando Moguel
Overview
After they're arrested, the horrific crimes of two serial killers are revealed via confiscated videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders displaying pure human wickedness, the background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.

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Directed by
Lex Ortega
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lex Ortega, Carlos Valencia, Orlando Moguel
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Tone
    Pacing
    relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • violence
    • crime
    • trauma
    • madness
    • corruption
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • found footage
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror9
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness10
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, thriller
    Directed by
    Lex Ortega
    Written by
    Sergio Tello, Lex Ortega
    Starring
    Lex Ortega, Carlos Valencia, Orlando Moguel, Aleyda Gallardo, Carlos Padilla, Florencia Ríos, Miguel Angel Nava, Alberto Hernandez Campusano
    Cinematography
    Luis García
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Mexico, Italy
    Languages
    Spanish

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