15 NOV 2017
#MacabroNocturno: We're Back!
MACABRO NOCTURNO is back with a double feature presenting two films for sick minds thirsty for blood. The winning shorts from Macabro XVI are also screening: PYOTR495 and ENCARNACIÓN. With this, we celebrate the return to activities of our allies and friends at La Casa del Cine MX.
Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, 8:00 p.m. | Admission: $45.00 | República de Uruguay 52, Col. Centro, CDMX
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
PYOTR495 | Dir. Blake Mawson | Canada | 2016 | 15 min.
Set in present-day Moscow, Pyotr, a 16-year-old boy, falls into the trap of an ultranationalist group known for its violent actions against the LGBT movement in Russia. But the attackers didn't count on the secret weapon Pyotr has prepared for them.
American Guinea Pig: Sacrifice | Dir. Poison Rouge | Italy, Bulgaria | 2017 | 60 min
Daniel, a man tormented by psychological traumas from his past, decides to return to his former home after his father's death. In the midst of a journey of self-discovery, he begins to mutilate and torture himself in search of true salvation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjH8xhfqV4k (abre en nueva pestaña)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Encarnación | Dir. Ricardo Castro | Mexico | 2017 | 14 min.
A group of undercover soldiers must return to the town of Encarnación to destroy the evidence of a massacre they carried out. Soldier Ezequiel Gallardo is separated from his platoon, leaving him at the mercy of his own demons and the solitude of the place.
La Noche del Virgen | Dir. Roberto San Sebastián | Spain | 2016 | 118 min.
Nico, a timid twenty-something with no sexual experience, is determined to lose his virginity at all costs on New Year's Eve. He ends up meeting Medea, an attractive older woman who takes him back to her apartment. That's when the night takes a turn, and Nico finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of blood, sweat, and various fluids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlAneAkyOiQ (abre en nueva pestaña)
Macabro Nocturno is a project of #MacabroFICH (abre en nueva pestaña) in partnership with La Casa del Cine Mx (abre en nueva pestaña) which has presented part of the festival's film archive, dating back to its founding in 2002, in a monthly screening since February 2015.
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