Film by Ian SBF and Jovem Nerd uses the Paraguayan War as a backdrop for a claustrophobic nightmare, marked by a sharp script and long sequences of anguish.
Coming to theaters this Halloween Eve, The Flesh Itself proves that national terror can, indeed, be very effective. The new feature film Ian SBFproduced by Young Nerduses the dark setting of the Paraguayan War, which took place between 1864 and 1870, to create a dense and claustrophobic psychological thriller, in which paranoia is the true protagonist.
The film follows three deserting soldiers (Jorge Guerreiro, George Sauma and Pierri Baitelli) who, fleeing the horror of the battlefield, find refuge in an isolated house on the border. There, they are welcomed by a mysterious farmer (Luiz Carlos Persy) and an enigmatic young woman (Jade Mascarenhas). What should be salvation, of course, turns into the beginning of a new nightmare.
Forget the jump scares easy. The biggest asset of The Flesh Itself It’s being what I call a “pop film”, and that’s an immense compliment. The script, signed by SBF, Alexandre Ottoni and Deive Pazosinvests in long dialogues and the construction of a suffocating atmosphere. The tension comes not from monsters, but from suspicion. The film already establishes this atmosphere in its first scenes, creating an immediate suspense that leaves us uncomfortable.
The script gets it right by making all are suspicious. The Farmer acts suspiciously, speaks suspiciously, and is clearly hiding something. But the soldiers themselves are not heroes; they are exhausted, traumatized and desperate men. Their “passivity” prevents them from actively investigating the place and works as an element of realism: they are not there to solve a mystery, they are trying to survive, which makes the cabin an even more effective psychological trap.
When the horror finally turns physical, the film delivers its best sequence. There is a specific scene — anyone who watches it will know which one — that involves an amputation attempt. It’s a masterpiece of direction and tension. Ian SBF it stretches time almost unbearably, focusing on the details and the agony. It is one of the most harrowing moments of recent national terror, proving that palpable horror, when well constructed, is always more impactful.
Being a weighty addition to Brazilian cinema, The Flesh Itself it is effective and relies more on its story and atmosphere than on easy gimmicks.
What is the story of The Flesh Itself?
In 1870, during the Paraguayan War, three deserting soldiers just sought to survive. They find apparent refuge in an isolated house on the frontier, inhabited by a mysterious farmer and a young girl. However, the shelter soon reveals itself to be a nightmare when macabre secrets come to light, forcing the soldiers to face a terror far worse than the war they left behind.
Who is in the cast of The Flesh Itself?
The film is a co-production of Neebla and from Nonsense Creations (from Young Nerd). The main cast is made up of Luiz Carlos Persy , Jorge Guerreiro, Jade Mascarenhas, George Sauma and Pierri Baitelli . The direction is Ian SBFwho signs the script alongside Alexandre Ottoni and Deive Pazosin collaboration with Leonel Caldela.
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Source: Rollingstone
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