Gatillero

An incredible adrenaline action film filmed in a single sequence shot. I saw it twice in different theaters, and I was surprised to get emotional again during the second time despite knowing its development and its ending. I think that we will rarely have the opportunity to see a film with the technical skill with which it was filmed and with a theme as profound as that when the "narcos" have taken over a humble neighborhood in which both the police and the political power do not intervene, only its honest inhabitants can expel them through the only language they understand: violence.

Among the shocking aspects of the whole film, I highlight two things: 1) that it was filmed at night and on Maciel Island, a dangerous area next to Buenos Aires where the police do not enter, and 2) that the hero is a true anti-hero. A former hitman for the drug traffickers themselves and recently released from prison. A murderer who, unwittingly and only led by circumstances, redeems himself by confronting his former employers.

A gem of a film, where filming in a sequence shot is not a technical resource added for commercial reasons. It was the only way to be able to film giving verisimilitude to the plot, although that meant giving up parts of the story.

It is an action movie filmed all in one shot Filmed in the real area in Buenos Aires, where the police never go.. It provides a unique view of reality in this area of the city just as it is. It will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end and the raw emotions will make you feel what the protagonist is feeling. Great actors and a great director who we saw in a Q&A after the film. He even mentioned that in order to film at this location they had to obtain permission from the gangs that rule the area. The director is very unconventional and even used real guns for the movie for accuracy and to reduce budget. Praise to the main character who had to keep it together for the whole film while changing his emotions so perfectly. Highly recommended. It will go into distribution on June 2025.