The Hyperboreans (2024)

Original title

Los hiperbóreos

Directed by

Joaquín Cociña, Cristobal León

Genre

animated film

Country

Chile

Runtime

1h 02m

Rated

R 18+

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman narrates visions that bring back a controversial Chilean writer known for esoteric beliefs. The film uses stop-motion animation and puppetry to show historical figures as strange creatures from the underworld.

surrealexperimentaldreamlikeunsettlingcontemplativevisually inventivedarkly playful

What happens

The Hyperboreans (Spanish: Los hiperbóreos) is a 2024 Chilean surrealist film co-written, co-edited and directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, combining stop-motion animation, puppetry and live-action footage. It premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. Told through a woman's narration and visions, the film resurrects the controversial figure of Miguel Serrano—a Chilean writer known for his esoteric neo-Nazi beliefs—prompting reflection on his historical legacy. Among the characters featured is Jaime Guzmán, a Chilean academic, senator, and politician. Guzmán previously appeared as a central figure in their short film Los huesos, portrayed in a kind of danse macabre. In The Hyperboreans, he returns as a creature from the underworld. Other characters include the aforementioned Miguel Serrano, depicted as a visionary poet, and former Chilean interior minister Andrés Chadwick, portrayed as a melancholic magic elf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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