William Friedkin’s last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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Holly Jones Chilean editor-turned-filmmaker Diego Figueroa (“Los Vecinos”) is set to unveil his debut feature “Patio de Chacales”(“A Yard Of Jackals”) at Sanfic Industria’s prestige Works In Progress strand, offering a suspense-addled mindbender that pivots and retreats through the depths of its protagonists’ minds as atrocities unfurl close-to-home. Produced by Alejandro Ugarte at Santiago-based Infractor, which co-produced the Juan Cáceres Malaga-winning title “Perro Bomba” alongside Chile’s Pejeperro Films and France’s Promenades Films, “Patio de Chacales” toys with the medium to present a singular take on clandestine crime networks.
“When Diego contacted me and proposed this subject, I found it very interesting. It’s a common and recursive theme in Chilean cinematography, but his point of view was fresh, interesting, something different from what was being done,” Ugarte told Variety.
“To deal with these themes from this genre with an auteur’s vision, it’s very engaging, I think it’s a project that will impact audiences in Chile and other parts of the world.” Raúl is a humble middle-aged man spending his days constructing models and figurines and caring for his bed-bound mother until new and depraved neighbors usurp his quiet street. As their reign begins, he sets out to anonymously quell the violence and meets a brutal resistance, threatening his steady tranquility.
The stakes are high, and a claustrophobic, urgent tone winds the audience into his terrifying predicament. “I was interested in exploring empathy,” Figueroa relayed.
“The idea was to make an immersive film that would be reflected in the protagonist himself, we’re not going to go beyond what he knows. This also leads him to confront aspects of his past,
.William Friedkin’s last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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