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Virtual Reality

2021 · 85 min

A tense, creepy slow-burn that blurs the line between filmmaking and reality, keeping you uneasy and disoriented throughout.

Directed by
Hernán Findling
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Vanesa González, César Bordón, Christian Sancho
Overview
A film director makes a dark pact for his career to be a success. When he summons the crew and cast to his home for a first screening of the movie they just filmed, they will Fhave to survive a reality they never saw coming.

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Directed by
Hernán Findling
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Vanesa González, César Bordón, Christian Sancho
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Hernán Findling
Written by
Hernán Findling, Lourdes Prado Méndez
Starring
Vanesa González, César Bordón, Christian Sancho, Federico Bal, Santiago Magariños, Guillermo Berthold, Sofía Del Tuffo, Francisco González Gil
Cinematography
Nicolás Gorla
Runtime
85 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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