Orozco the Embalmer (2001)

Original title

Orozco el embalsamador

Directed by

Kiyotaka Tsurisaki

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R18+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a Colombian embalmer as he prepares corpses in a violent and impoverished area of Bogota. The film shows his work over several years without commentary.

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What happens

Orozco the Embalmer (Spanish: Orozco el embalsamador) is a 2001 Spanish-language mondo film directed by Kiyotaka Tsurisaki. It follows a Colombian embalmer named Froilan Orozco Duarte, who is shown living in El Cartucho, an impoverished and crime-ridden area of Bogotá, Colombia, where the homicide rate is high and corpses can be seen on the streets. The film comprises footage taken over a period of several years, documenting in a graphic cinéma vérité manner Orozco's embalming of corpses. Orozco died during the production of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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