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History of Fear

Rating
4.6
281
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Original title
Historia del miedo
Year
Running time
79 min.
Country
Argentina Argentina
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
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Genre
Drama
Synopsis
A police helicopter circles over a gated community on the outskirts of a large city. Something must have happened. The very first shot of this directorial debut conveys the paranoia which shrouds this film about the fears of an increasingly detached social class. Even a hole in the fence represents a life-threatening event. The other side of their self-made barrier marks the beginning of a social netherworld where they are convinced dubious and unpredictable creatures with designs on their wealth are lurking. The camera takes a step back to capture but also to question in grotesque and absurd tableaux this diffuse anxiety and almost primeval fear. When Argentina was rocked by a severe economic crisis several years ago, politicians exploited people’s fears in order to foster a general feeling of insecurity. In his ironic portrait of a constantly fragmenting society, Benjamin Naishtat ponders this development.
Awards
2014: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
2014: San Sebastian Film Festival: nominated to Best Latin-American film.
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User history
History of Fear
2014
Benjamín Naishtat
4.6
(281)
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