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Flies (film)

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Flies
SpanishMoscas
Directed byAritz Moreno
Screenplay byJavier Gullón
Based onQue de lejos parecen moscas
by Kike Ferrari
Produced by
  • Merry Colomer
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirre Erauso
Edited byRaúl López
Music byMaite Arroitajauregi Mursego
Production
company
  • Morena Films
Distributed byViX
Release date
  • 6 October 2023 (2023-10-06) (Sitges)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Flies (Spanish: Moscas) is a 2023 black comedy thriller film directed by Aritz Moreno [es] from a screenplay by Javier Gullón based on the novel by Kike Ferrari [es]. It stars Ernesto Alterio.

Plot

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Set in Buenos Aires,[1] the plot follows the plight of despicable businessman Luis Machi after finding a corpse in his car's trunk and his attempts of getting rid of the body.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Morena Films and Pensa&Rocca Spanish-Argentine co-production by Merry Colomer, Daniel Pensa, and Miguel Rocca.[4] It was shot in Buenos Aires.[5]

Release

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The film made it to the main competition programme of the 56th Sitges Film Festival, with a screening set for 6 October 2023.[6] Its festival run also included a screening at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) in April 2024.[7]

Reception

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Miguel Ángel Romero of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a major thriller through heart-stopping scenes that make the viewer jump out of the seat".[1]

Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa deemed the film to ultimately be "some entertainment with socially critical undertones", "because its visual pyrotechnics invite more jovial fun than thoughtful reflection".[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Romero, Miguel Ángel (9 October 2024). "Sitges 2023 | 'Moscas': Ernesto Alterio se enfrenta a un asesino en un Buenos Aires repleto de violencia y humor negro". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  2. ^ a b c "Todo lo que sabemos sobre el thriller 'Moscas' de Aritz Moreno': tráiler, sinopsis, reparto y fecha de estreno". Cinemanía. 5 October 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  3. ^ a b c d Medina, Marta (8 October 2024). "'Moscas': por qué para triunfar en la vida hay que ser un corrupto (y por qué el pasado siempre vuelve)". El Confidencial.
  4. ^ "Se anunció el lanzamiento de la coproducción «Moscas», con Ernesto Alterio, Mara Bestelli y Claudio Rissi". GPSaudiovisual. 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Moscas, el nuevo largometraje de Aritz Moreno, tendrá su estreno mundial en Sitges". MundoPlus. 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "20 películas (y algunas series) que no deberías perderte en el Festival de Sitges 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ ""Steppenwolf" wint Gouden Raaf op BIFFF". vrt.be. 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (9 October 2024). "Review: Flies". Cineuropa.