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Fever Dream

Distancia de rescate

2021

Claudia Llosa

María Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, Guillermo Pfening, Germán Palacios ...

5.4

806

Thriller. Mystery. Drama A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. He is not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat and the power and desperation of family. Based on the internationally critically acclaimed homonymous novel by Samanta Schweblin.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Holland Screendaily	"A dark and potent fable based (...) Llosa does well to transform the stream-of-consciousness original into a chilling and thought-provoking project that powerfully evokes a world full of invisible dangers"
		Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Terror and beauty have been onscreen partners many times. But in 'Fever Dream', a film that lives up to its name, their connection is inextricable and eerie, shaped and propelled by an uncanny sense of emergency"
		Jonathan Christian The Playlist	"The abundant themes that 'Fever Dream' encompasses serve as both a benefit and detriment to the film (...) A sincere yet scatterbrained meditation on the inevitable disconnect between mother and child"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"It’s a cold shiver of a film that doesn’t unfold so much as it sweats out, the most effective scenes febrile with maternal panic so intense that you can feel the movie hovering between life and death"
		Stephanie Bunbury Deadline	"There is plenty to admire here. Llosa’s direction is never less than stylish (...) 'Fever Dream' is not exactly a misfire; it’s more of a damp squib."
		Guy Lodge Variety	"A psychological thriller about spiritual migration that, after an intriguing setup, gets lost in the ether (...) A curious marriage between the signature esotericism and environmental consciousness of Llosa's cinema"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"It's a film that plays remarkably well on TV screens, especially if viewed alone late at night (...) The whole thing is a bit bonkers but very beautiful too (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"While narration is so often a bandage meant to cover up faulty writing, Llosa and Schweblin brilliantly weave it through from start to finish, putting the audience immediately on edge"
		Cristóbal Soage Cineuropa	"A brilliant piece of work that fits perfectly into the rest of her fabulous filmography (...) The chemistry between [Fonzi and Valverde] is clear from the very beginning"

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