A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
Acting
Darín's dead eyes say everything his mouth won't.
Cinematography
Patagonia as liminal purgatory—beautiful and hostile.
Direction
Bielinsky's final film; patient, cruel, unforgettable.
Director
Fabián Bielinsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bielinsky died of a heart attack at 47, months after completing this. Argentina lost its greatest thriller architect.
The 'aura' is Esteban's epileptic premonition—but also his blank charisma, the void others project onto him.
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