Post Mortem

  • 98'
  • Chile
  • 2010
Tony Manero (2008) was especially successful at international film festivals for its Chilean director Pablo Larraín. In the sequel, Post Mortem, he also looks at the moral effects of the Pinochet dictatorship on average citizens. The leading role was again for Alfredo Castro, this time as the mortuary worker Mario with his deadpan face. It is 1973 and General Pinochet’s troops are overthrowing the democratic government of Salvador Allende. As a result of the fighting, bodies pile up in the mortuary. Anyone protesting at the way the corpses are treated is also regarded as an enemy. So Mario largely keeps his mouth shut. Instead he tries to get closer to the lady across the street, the tacky nightclub dancer Nancy. She is however in danger because her father is an active supporter of Allende.
Larraín records events in a reflective style, with long shots in tight frames.
  • 98'
  • Chile
  • 2010
Director
Pablo Larraín
Countries of production
Chile, Mexico
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
98'
Medium
35mm
Language
Spanish
Producer
Juan de Dios Larraín
Production Company
Fabula Producciones
Sales
Funny Balloons
Screenplay
Pablo Larraín
Cinematography
Sergio Armstrong
Editor
Andre Chignoli
Production Design
Polín Garbisu
Sound Design
Miguel Hormazábal
Music
Juan Cristóbal Meza
Cast
Alfredo Castro
Local Distributor
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Director
Pablo Larraín
Countries of production
Chile, Mexico
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2011
Length
98'
Medium
35mm
Language
Spanish
Producer
Juan de Dios Larraín
Production Company
Fabula Producciones
Sales
Funny Balloons
Screenplay
Pablo Larraín
Cinematography
Sergio Armstrong
Editor
Andre Chignoli
Production Design
Polín Garbisu
Sound Design
Miguel Hormazábal
Music
Juan Cristóbal Meza
Cast
Alfredo Castro
Local Distributor
EYE Film Institute Netherlands