Durante a Tormenta

I wasn't expecting this film to be so good. It's an understated thriller with a very good plot that keeps you wondering what will happen till the end. Great cast and very convincing acting, would highly recommend! It's been the best time travel film I've seen in a while

An absorbing story of time warp ,during a storm ( hence the title) ; the communication ,through an old TV set ,of a boy of the late eighties ( the fall of the wall of Berlin was a good choice ,for , to many people ,it means the end of the twentieth century ) and a contemporary woman ;and a harrowing dilemma: if she prevents the boy from being run over by a car ,little did she know that her whole life would be changed ,the worse being the loss of her daughter who becomes the girl that never was; add a murder mystery and you've got a gripping thriller , well acted, which sustains the interest till the very end .

I'd tone things down a bit nevertheless: it borrows perhaps too much from another excellent Spanish film "abre los ojos" (1997) which came aside as a shock at the time ;in spite of its unqualified brilliance, there's some "déjà vu" in " durante la tormenta" .

After watching 'DARK', I got interest in films or series where paradox or time travel is in it. This is the film where you can get it. Yes you read it correct. Without any doubts, just watch this movie. It's truly awesome. This time I saw the same concept. I thought there'll be paradox in it. But it's not. I thought I would give it 9 stars because the plot was easy to guess and the suspense was not that much. You'll easily guess who 'Nico' is. 'Nico' - there's character named in it. But trust you'll never get bored. In fact your curiousness will get high and high after star watching it. Honestly I can't tell the director how thankful I'm to watch this movie. Also the actors, performances were great and you'll deeply fall into this movie. I hope director will make great movies like this.

Being excessively binary, either you are ultra-rational and you will probably feel that this story is far-fetched, either you have a strong appetite for the 'Twilight Zone' atmospheres, and you should love this movie. If I have to be categorized, I clearly belong to the second category: I liked this story which establishes a literally extra-ordinary connection between Nico (a 12-year-old kid living in 1989) and Vera (a 30-year-old mother living in 2014), thanks to a vhs recorder and an unconventional storm. Thus, the mother prevents the death, 25 years earlier, of this teenager which implies the passage from one space-time to another: a complete new life for her, without her daughter but with the full memory of the ancient life, especially her daughter, now nonexistent. What a nightmare! But, she definitely wants her ancient life back.

These are the first 15 minutes. The continuation is to be discovered and enjoyed !

In a film industry so over saturated with rip off and remakes it was refreshing to see something so refreshingly original even if it was a Netflix special. Whilst at times it was a little predictable there was enough other twists along with a great general premise and some great performances to make this more than worthwhile and a thoroughly entertaining time despite its occasional flaws. Well worth a watch.