Cuchillos de fuego (1990)
- Directed by
- Román Chalbaud
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Venezuela
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man named David searches the Venezuelan Andes for ten years to hunt down the man who raped and murdered his mother. The film uses a stop-motion animated children's drawing to tell parts of the story and is styled like a Western.
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What happens
Cuchillos de fuego is a Venezuelan film released in 1990. It was directed by Román Chalbaud based on his theatre play Todo bicho de uña, where a young man, David, seeks revenge on his mother's rapist and murderer. In the film, which is styled like a Western, a stop-motion animated children's drawing of the young David crying over his mother's body is used to tell parts of the story. After searching through the Andes for ten years, he kills several Apaches for his revenge. In its theatrical release it was viewed by 367,652 people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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