2023 film
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| Spanish | Moscas |
| Directed by | Aritz Moreno |
| Screenplay by | Javier Gullón |
| Based on | Que de lejos parecen moscas by Kike Ferrari |
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| Cinematography | Javier Aguirre Erauso |
| Edited by | Raúl López |
| Music by | Maite Arroitajauregi Mursego |
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| Distributed by | ViX |
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| Language | Spanish |
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
Set in Buenos Aires, 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.
Cast
- Ernesto Alterio as Luis Machi
- Mara Bestelli
- Tomás Pozzi as Cloaca
- Claudio Rissi as Miguel
- Gabriel Fernández
Production
The film is a Morena Films and Pensa&Rocca Spanish-Argentine co-production by Merry Colomer, Daniel Pensa, and Miguel Rocca. It was shot in Buenos Aires.
Release
The film made it to the main competition programme of the 56th Sitges Film Festival, with a screening set for 6 October 2023. Its festival run also included a screening at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) in April 2024.
Reception
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".
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".
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- "Se anunció el lanzamiento de la coproducción «Moscas», con Ernesto Alterio, Mara Bestelli y Claudio Rissi". GPSaudiovisual. 31 March 2023.
- "Moscas, el nuevo largometraje de Aritz Moreno, tendrá su estreno mundial en Sitges". MundoPlus. 14 September 2023.
- "20 películas (y algunas series) que no deberías perderte en el Festival de Sitges 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 19 September 2023.
- ""Steppenwolf" wint Gouden Raaf op BIFFF". vrt.be. 21 April 2024.
- Rivera, Alfonso (9 October 2024). "Review: Flies". Cineuropa.