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History of Fear
History of Fear
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HISTORY OF FEAR

Historia del miedo

Directed by Benjamín Naishtat
Argentina, France, 2014
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Synopsis

When a heat wave grips the suburbs, blackouts and waves of pollution push the social order to the brink of collapse, forcing each inhabitant to confront his own motives, instincts and fears.

Synopsis

When a heat wave grips the suburbs, blackouts and waves of pollution push the social order to the brink of collapse, forcing each inhabitant to confront his own motives, instincts and fears.

Our take

Exploring human anxieties seemingly inherited from the cinema of Lucrecia Martel, Benjamín Naishtat enters into ominous territory and delivers a shivering depiction of paranoia and bourgeois angst. A striking debut that premiered in Competition at the Berlinale in 2014.