After losing everything, Mateo must reconcile with his alcoholic father and the half-bird half-man monster that's locked inside his factory.“ ”
Synopsis
Mysterious and brooding, this slow-burn black-and-white art-horror traces Mateo’s return to his family’s dilapidated clothing factory after his mother’s death. Things go from bad to worse as Mateo tries unsuccessfully to hold his marriage together, find a job, and finally deal with his dangerous brother Estanislao—a giant half-man, half-bird monster who lives in a locked cell down the hall. Beautifully shot, darkly comic art-house dream thriller that reaches beyond magical realism into shadowy surrealism.
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Details
Director: Alejandro Guzmán Alvarez
Genre: Drama
Original title: Estanislao
Country of production: Mexico
Year of production: 2020
Length: 93
Color: B&W
Shooting format: HD/4K
Screening format: DCP 2K
Original language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Cast: Raúl Briones, J. Concepción Macias
Scriptwriter: Itzel Lara
Director of photography: Alfredo Altamirano
Production designer: Daniela Schneider
Editor: Juan Manuel Figueroa, Yibran Asaud Mujica
Sound design: Guido Beremblum
Sound mixing: Gerardo Kalmar
Music: Giorgio Giampa
Producers: Mariana Monroy
Production company: Animal Tropical Cine
Supported by: EFICINE
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Festivals / Awards
PÖFF Black Nights FF, Estonia
FICUNAM, Mexico
D'A FF Barcelona, Spain
FIC Galdar, Gran Canaria
