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.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Chile, Mexico
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 98'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
