A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 23, 2016
Original Title:
El extraño
Production Companies:
Carroña Films
Production Countries:
Chile | Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 21
Partly a symphony of a city, partly an experimental film and, to some extent, a fake documentary. A set of images show the centre of Santiago at night, to retrace the steps of an absent an anonymous character. Different background voices try to describe this person through unconnected stories and they often contradict each other. The result is the vague reconstruction of an absent man. He is a stranger who embodies a déclassé and careeism character rooted in the depths of Chilean society. A desire to exercise power over the rest shown through different forms of violence.
Art Direction:
Andrea Arizmendi
Assistant Director:
Rosario Espinosa
Associate Producer:
Sergio Guajardo
Costumer:
Lía Jimenez
Director:
Pablo Álvarez
Director of Photography:
Roberto Ormazabal
Editor:
Pablo Álvarez
Music:
Fernando Mendoza
Producer:
Maura Guajardo
Screenplay:
Pablo Álvarez
Sound:
Daniel Bocaz
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