Minotauro

  • 53'
  • Mexico
  • 2015
Although "Mexico is on fire", as Nicolás Pereda writes, the central protagonists of Minotaur are gripped with bouts of an almost narcotic slumber for his film’s full 53 minutes. There’s a hint of opiates in the air, but the only kicks we get wind of are pizza deliveries and literature.
Beautifully shot in actor Gabino Rodríguez’s apartment, the comfort bubble around our three thirty-something heroes (Rodríguez, Luisa Pardo and Francisco Barreiro) is unfalteringly sustained by domestic workers who gently circumnavigate its sun-hazy, Last Year at Marienbad-like labyrinth. The triangulation of relations and bodies becomes comically sculptural as the trio communicates via sleeping positions, readings and short dialogues.
Already being compared with the films of Philippe Garrel, Laida Lertxundi and Tsai Ming-liang, there’s an enchantment at work here that's clearly Pereda's own.
Director
Nicolás Pereda
Countries of production
Mexico, Canada
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
53'
Medium
DCP
International title
Minotaur
Language
Spanish
Producers
Maximiliano Cruz, Nicolás Pereda, Sandra Gómez
Production Company
Interior XIII
Sales
Interior XIII
Screenplay
Nicolás Pereda
Cinematography
María Secco
Editor
Nicolás Pereda
Sound Design
José Miguel Enríquez
Cast
Luisa Pardo, Gabino Rodríguez
Director
Nicolás Pereda
Countries of production
Mexico, Canada
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
53'
Medium
DCP
International title
Minotaur
Language
Spanish
Producers
Maximiliano Cruz, Nicolás Pereda, Sandra Gómez
Production Company
Interior XIII
Sales
Interior XIII
Screenplay
Nicolás Pereda
Cinematography
María Secco
Editor
Nicolás Pereda
Sound Design
José Miguel Enríquez
Cast
Luisa Pardo, Gabino Rodríguez