It is giveaway time again kiddies. We've got 5 double passes for the Twitch presented film PVC-1 on behalf of the generous organizers of Over The Top Fest. No skill testing question. No pranks or stunts or gags during some morning show live broadcast. Just enter and if luck is on your side you'll have a double pass waiting for you at the door the night of May 23rd here in Toronto at 7:00 at National Film Board of Canada, John Spotton Theatre (150 John St.).
In 2000, a group of masked men invaded a family’s home in Colombia. They fastened a bomb encased in pvc-1 piping around the neck of the mother, and told the family that they wanted 15 million pesos from them. That they’d be instructed later by phone, when and where to bring the money. No matter how much the family protested that they were not wealthy, they were told to get the money, and that If they didn’t, the homemade collar bomb would be detonated.First time director Spiros Stathoulopoulos has taken this shocking real-life event and turned it into a drama more intense than most horror films. PVC-1 unfolds in one uninterrupted 82 minute take, which forces the audience to experience in real time, the stress and anguish of its characters. For its entire runtime, there are very few chances to catch your breath.
As much an experience as it is a film, PVC-1 is absolutely not to be missed. When it’s over, you’ll have no choice but to watch all of the credits because you’ll need to slow down your heart before getting up to leave.
To enter {encode="mack@twitchfilm.net" title="email me here by May 18th"} Trailer after the break...
Will this film be available anywhere else? Googling around, there doesn't seem to be any info other than articles and mentions from a couple of years back. Looks mighty compelling...
Sounds like a horrifying film.
By the way, Colombia is spelt with a second O, not a U. Pedantic perhaps, but it's a common mistake in the west and it does get annoying after a while.
Mack is from BRITISH COLUMBIA, so you can really see the confusion. typo is fixed though.
No, no. They're right. The fault lies in the original text over at the main site. Just cutting and pasting. Not spell checking mind you. Shame.
So...anyone know if this film (from way back in 2007) will be available anywhere other than the Over The Top Fest?
Oh noes. I just saw the OTT ad and I spelled Colombia with a 'u' on it as well. Apologies to Colombia. I bet our postcards have the same mistake on them too. Pardon my stupidity, but come see the film if you're in Toronto. It's stunning.
As far as other places to see it... IFC has the film in the US and E1 in Canada. It was just released in Japan earlier this year, so there might be a Japanese DVD on the horizon.