Have A Taste Of Colombian Military Horror EL PARAMO

by Todd Brown, May 21, 2010 2:28 PM

Nearly a year ago now I had the chance to read the script for Jaime Osorio Márquez' Colombian military horror El Paramo. It was a striking piece of work, moody and atmospheric and truly unsettling even on the printed page. It would go on to win the Ibermedia Award and it was obvious that if Márquez had the visual skills to match his written skills this would be something truly special. Here's the official synopsis:

A special high mountain command composed of nine experienced soldiers is sent to a military base in a desolate high-plains moor of Colombia with wich contact was lost several days ago and was believed to be the target of a guerrilla attack.

Upon arrival, the only person found inside the base is a peasant woman who is heavily chained. Gradually, the isolation, the inability to communicate with the outside world and the impossibility to escape, undermine the integrity and sanity of the soldiers, causing them to lose the certainties about the identity of the enemy and creating them doubts about the true nature of that strange and silent woman.

Prisoners of fear, paranoia and a dark secret that they carry, they will challenge each other becoming animals willing to kill one another in order to survive.

Military themed horror is a rare and special breed. They come along infrequently but when the work they really work. This one? Check the teaser below. Yep.

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10 Comments

by Swarez, May 21, 2010 6:28 PM

Love it. I'm a sucker for military horror.

by briantk, May 22, 2010 2:09 AM

Is it me, or the trailer remind of Korean military horror movie?

by methosb, May 22, 2010 6:45 AM

Yeah reminds me a bit of R-Point.

briantk replied to comment from briantk, May 22, 2010 12:17 PM

I was thinking GP506.

by Swarez, May 22, 2010 12:42 PM

Both those Korean films are pretty similar, and by the same director. And the basic premise of this one is also similar, unit enters a military facility that has some strange going ons. Hope the execution is up to par.

by Todd Brown, May 22, 2010 12:47 PM

Those ones are the obvious recent comparisons but I like this script MUCH better than either.

ChevalierAguila replied to comment from Todd Brown, May 23, 2010 3:50 PM

So, this one is not another ghost story?

Todd Brown replied to comment from ChevalierAguila, May 23, 2010 5:21 PM

Nope. I'm not going to spoil it, but not a ghost.

ChevalierAguila replied to comment from Todd Brown, June 1, 2010 12:22 AM

Ok, you got me hooked right there.

by Bhanu, April 7, 2012 2:40 AM

Where can I get a copy of this film....dying to watch it!!

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