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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Owing evident debts to Andrzej Zulawski's Possession (1981), Amat Escalante's fourth feature is a humourlessly misfiring blend of sci-fi erotica and social critique that is all the more frustrating because its intelligence has been compromised by self-indulgence. Set in a Mexican country town, the story centres on an alien entity that thrives on providing tentacular pleasure to its acolytes. However, it has a ruinous effect on the lives of one family after lonely young woman Verónica (Simone Bucio) is treated for post-coital injuries by a gay nurse (Eden Villavicencio), who is having an affair with the brutish husband (Jesús Meza) of neglected-wife Alejandra (Ruth Ramos). Scripting with Gibrán Portela, Escalante exposes the homophobia and chauvinism of a macho culture. But, despite the teasing glimpses of the creature designed by Morten Jacobsen and brought to slithering life by Peter Hjorth, the audience is kept at a distance by Chilean cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro's static compositions and Escalante's decision to settle for tele-novelettish caricatures rather than making the most of a laudably committed cast.

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Credits

Cast

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AlejandraRuth Ramos
VerónicaSimone Bucio
AngelJesús Meza
FabianEden Villavicencio
Angel's motherAndrea Peláez
Sr VegaOscar Escalante
MartaBernarda Trueba

Crew

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DirectorAmat Escalante

Details

Theatrical distributor
Arrow
Released on
2017-08-18
Languages
English | Spanish
Guidance
Sex scenes.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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