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No cgi, no magical effects, no superstars. This, today, makes me think we just lost the true game it is making a film. I'd call this one superb. The acting is well beyond most young actors ever; the story is deep, but the writing to adapt the novel is beyond good. A must watch for film enthusiasts. I believe, after watching more than 2000 films and teaching film at college, and writing a couple of my own... this film leaves you speechless. It makes me think about politics, history, inequality, love, kindness, despair, hate, 2025, the despicable leader of Israel and the egregious damage nazi ideas brought into a nation. Cinematography, with a couple of "too fast" jigs, is mesmerizing, colour timing is spot on, locations are oppressing and very few. Direction... ok. Who knows how "Alex" was brought into such dark spaces without a flinch. Having the burden of a feature film on your back when you're so young is pretty rare. I wish many people could watch it in this moment of turmoil and chaos. It's a story that helps to understand how we, humans are the best and the worse on this planet.

One of the many, many iterations with the same name. Maybe only THE Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the only one worth mentioning. If anybody is able to write anything more stupid than this "film", that person deserves a prize. One point of star from me.

Horror, even the weird and most brutal films are just that, scary films. Noche de Fuego, based on Jeniffer Clement's "Prayers for the Stolen" is a radical departure from films that tackle the world of drugs and its consequences. Tatiana Huezo's film is an introspective into the life of three children as they grow in a world of violence in the mountains of Mexico where most people work in the world of opium harvesting. Harrowing and crude, the film goes into the depths of humanity, seen from the eyes of three young girls who fear the possible threats of only "living" as kids. The performances are stunning. The casting is superb. The DP created a visual masterpiece. With Tati at the helm, this rollercoaster of a film, will keep you nailed to your seat as it will be engraved in your mind for years to come. At Cannes, the film had wild reviews but, above all, an audience who couldn't believe what they experienced through the first Festival that chose it. A complete success!