Fantasporto 2024 | Program

A parody to Zombie films with unequivocal signs of love for the
cinema. A young director aspires to do his first feature and, one day,
show it to his idol. Yet, with the arrival of a strange matter to his
backyard, his father becomes a true zombie. And why not use him
for his film? A pastiche of classics, especially in the musical score,
turns this film into a delirium much in the line of Peter Jackson's
Braindead. With well–known Mena Suvari and Emma Grasse in
her first role on film. Selected for the Sitges festival, this is the
director's first feature.
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20:45 RETRO
Post Mortem
Péter Bergendy, 115' (Hung), 2021
Retrospectiva Cinema Húngaro
Horror Fantástico – v.o. leg. ingl. leg. port.
Um fotógrafo, ex–soldado da 1ª Guerra Mundial, que faz
fotografias de família com os seus mortos, como era costume
na época. Chega a uma aldeia que foi apanhada pela Gripe
Espanhola e que vive rodeada de fantasmas assustadores. Com
dezenas de mortos por enterrar devido à terra gelada, incapaz
de resolver a mortandade da epidemia, o homem vai tentar
ajudá–los. Este é o primeiro filme de horror húngaro rivalizando
com as grandes produções americanas, a lembrar também
grandes clássicos como o soviético "Viyi". Selecção Festival
de Trieste.
A photographer, an ex–soldier of the 1st World War, goes to a small
village to capture the images of dead family members with the live
relatives as it was frequent at the time. In a place that had many
deaths because of the Spanish Flu and unable to bury their dead
due to the frozen land, the village is in the hands of unfriendly
ghosts. The man is going to try to help them. This is the first
Hungarian horror feature, that easily compares to major
American productions, and reminding us of great classics such as
the soviet "Viyi". Selection of the Trieste Film Festival.
PÉTER BERGENDY
O realizador Péter Bergendy nasceu em 1964. Licenciado
originalmente em Psicologia, com tese sobre filmes de horror.
Como cineasta, fez anúncios comerciais premiados. A sua
primeira longa–metragem foi a comédia "Stop Mom Teresa!"
em 2004. Seguiu–se "The Exam", premiado no festival de
Chicago em 2012 e "Trezor", o primeiro filme de televisão
húngaro nomeado para um Emmy, em 2020. Post–Mortem"
venceu os prémios de Melhor Realização e Melhor
Argumento no Fantasporto 2021.
Director Péter Bergendy was born in 1964. Graduated in
Psychology with a thesis about horror films, he was the
Hungarian editor of the German Cinema Magazine and worked
as a researcher at the Hungarian Film Institute. As a film–meker
he directed several award–winning commercials. His first feature
was the comedy "Stop Mom Teresa!" in 2004. It was followed by
"The Exam", awarded at the Chicago Film festival 2012 and
"Trezor" (2018), the first Hungarian TV film ever nominated for
the Emmy's. "Post Mortem" (2020) won the Best Direction and
the Best Screenplay in Fantasporto 2021.
23:15 CF/OE
Baby Assassins 2: Babies
Hugo Sakamoto, 101' (Jap)
Thriller – v.o. leg. ingl. leg. port.
Depois do êxito de "Baby Assassins", apresentado no Fantas,
a sequela. Duas raparigas, Chisato e Mahiro, partilham o mesmo
apartamento e a sua relação não é fácil. Além disso, ambas são
assassinas a soldo. Contudo, elas ficaram proibidas de executar
encomendas porque violaram as regras da organização.
Precisando de dinheiro para pagarem as suas despesas, elas
retomam as suas actividades como mascotes. Subitamente,
dois outros assassinos perseguem–nas. Humor e artes marciais
a grande velocidade e intensidade num argumento inesperado.
Following the success of "Baby Assassins", the sequel. Two girls,
Chisato and Mahiro share the same flat. Their relationship is not
easy. Besides they are unexpected killers. However, they were
banned from performing tasks because they violated the
organization' rules. Needing money to make ends meet, they
resume their violent activity as mascot part–time workers.
Suddenly, two other killers are after them. Humour and martial
arts at great speed and intensity with lots of twists.
HUGO SAKAMOTO
Realizador japonês, conhecido "Baby Assassins" (2021),
já exibido no Fantasporto, "Hangman's Knot" (2017) e "Yellow
Dragon's Village" (2021).
Japanese director known for "Baby Assassins" (2021), already
screened in Fantasporto, "Hangman's Knot" (2017) and "Yellow
Dragon's Village" (2021)
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