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Marimbas from Hell
Marimbas from Hell
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MARIMBAS FROM HELL

Las marimbas del infierno

Directed by Julio Hernández Cordon
France, Mexico, 2010
Drama, Comedy

Synopsis

After being blackmailed, Don Alfonso hides his family and runs away leaving everything behind but his marimba, a typical instrument from Guatemala. When he decides to merge his music with heavy metal, he forms a band with his troubled godson and a religious medic who was once a Satanist.

Synopsis

After being blackmailed, Don Alfonso hides his family and runs away leaving everything behind but his marimba, a typical instrument from Guatemala. When he decides to merge his music with heavy metal, he forms a band with his troubled godson and a religious medic who was once a Satanist.

Our take

With his second feature, Julio Hernández Cordón blurs the lines between documentary and fiction, and between comedy and drama. With memorable characters and a refreshing use of deadpan humor, Marimbas from Hell delivers an insightful exploration of people fighting aimlessness in modern Guatemala.