A Paradise for the Damned
2013
Synopsis
Marcial (Joaquín Furriel) starts his new job as a watchman at a factory´s warehouse in Buenos Aires. He is a loner, a quiet, taciturn man. Everything seems normal and monotonous until a murder radically upsets his view of life. Overnight he will become the son of a father with senile dementia (Alejandro Urdapilleta) and a boyfriend to Miriam (Maricel Alvarez), single mother of a girl named Malena.
With the passage of time, the four of them will manage to build their own paradise, away from the squalor, abuse and neglect. But happiness and harmony become endangered when Marcial receives a call.
Now not only his life is in danger but the life of his “family”. We all want a family, even Marcial . As the great writer says "That heaven may exist, though our place is hell.”
Technical Sheet
2013, 85 min, Color
Argentina / Thriller
Screenplay & Direction – Alejandro Montiel
Starring Joaquín Furriel , Maricel Alvarez, Alejandro Urdapilleta
Produced by Fenix Contenido Audiovisual, MYS Producción, Orlando Films y Patagonik
Line Producer - Matías Miller
Production Manager - Josefina Sánchez
Assistant Director - Luis Bernárdez
Cinematography & Camera – Sol Lopatin
Production Design – Marina Di Paola
Costume Design – Soledad Cancela
Makeup & Hair Styling – Ángela Garacija
Editing – Alejandro Brodersohn
Sound Design – Jésica Suárez
Music – Diego Hensel y Franco Caviglia (Violeta Music)
FX - Efectistas
Distributed by Buena Vista International
A Paradise for the Damned
2013
Synopsis
Marcial (Joaquín Furriel) starts his new job as a watchman at a factory´s warehouse in Buenos Aires. He is a loner, a quiet, taciturn man. Everything seems normal and monotonous until a murder radically upsets his view of life. Overnight he will become the son of a father with senile dementia (Alejandro Urdapilleta) and a boyfriend to Miriam (Maricel Alvarez), single mother of a girl named Malena.
With the passage of time, the four of them will manage to build their own paradise, away from the squalor, abuse and neglect. But happiness and harmony become endangered when Marcial receives a call.
Now not only his life is in danger but the life of his “family”. We all want a family, even Marcial . As the great writer says "That heaven may exist, though our place is hell.”
About Us
Patagonik is a leading company in Latin America in production, distribution and marketing of feature films. Integrated by Buena Vista International, Artear Argentina and Cinecolor Argentina, Patagonik is endowed with a unique competitive advantage for the development of the film business in the region.
The product of Patagonik is defined by a quality film, industrially manufactured, with an original point of view and a strong connection with the spectator.