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History of Fear (2014)

History of Fear poster
Original title
Historia del miedo
Directed by
Benjamín Naishtat
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gated community in Buenos Aires becomes a pressure cooker of fear and paranoia. The story follows several residents as tensions rise during a blackout and a heat wave.

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What happens

History of Fear (Spanish: Historia del Miedo) is a 2014 Argentine drama film directed by Benjamín Naishtat. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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