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Atrocious

Atrocious

Horror · Thriller · 2018

After they're arrested, the horrific crimes of two serial killers are revealed via confiscated videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders displaying pure human wickedness, the background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.

Movie details

Atrocious

2018 Horror · Thriller 1h 19m

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6.7 / 10

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After they're arrested, the horrific crimes of two serial killers are revealed via confiscated videotapes. These tapes contain brutal murders displaying pure human wickedness, the background, paraphilias and psyche of these murderers.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Atrocious?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Lex Ortega

Written by

Lex Ortega · Sergio Tello

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Lex Ortega

Goyo

Carlos Valencia

Carlos Valencia

Juárez

O

Orlando Moguel

Félix

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Aleyda Gallardo

Berta

Carlos Padilla

Carlos Padilla

Goyo joven

Florencia Ríos

Florencia Ríos

Daniela

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Miguel Angel Nava

Topo

Court is in session

Put Atrocious on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.