Daniel is a young man suffering from low self esteem,
who is incapable of defending himself from the abuses of employers and of
society in general. He is medicated with antidepressants to make his monotonous
life more bearable; however, far from helping him, the medication worsens his
condition with hallucinations and psychotic thoughts of vengeance that lead him
to a state of total confusion.
Stars:
Hector Kotsifakis, Shakti Urrutia, Adriana Paz, and Dagoberto Gama
Written and Directed by: David Michan
This film has been a hit at film festivals!
-Official
Selection Mexican Fiction Feature at the 26th International film festival of
Guadalajara, March 2011, Mexico
-Official
Selection Mexican Opera Prima at the 14th International Film Festival of Guanajuato, July 2011, Mexico
-Official
Selection at the 8th International
film festival fresh film fest, Prague Czech Republic, August 2011
-Official
Selection at the 25 International film festival of Edmonton Canada, September
2011
-International Competition Feature Films at the I've seen films
International film festival in Milan, Italy, October 2011
-Official
Selection at the San Francisco Latino film festival, USA, September 2012.
-Official
Selection at the 1st International film festival of Colima, Mexico, October
2012.
-Official Selection at the Morbido International Film Festival, Mexico, November 2012.
-Special
mention of the jury for best narrative feature at the binational independent
film festival El Paso, TX, USA April 2012
-Jury Award for best Narrative feature film at the International Film Festival
of Toluca, Mexico, August 2012
It has also been getting some great reviews:
“Adverse
Reactions”, a new film from Mexico that is slightly reminiscent of Polanski’s
“The Tenant”... The film is rife with imagery & dialogue that afterwards
will have you thinking. The film can be dissected in various ways but I doubt
that there will be a general consensus as to what’s real & what isn’t in
the end. It’s the kind of movie that will create debate and that’s a great
thing. It’s what’s necessary in a film like this for it to succeed.
Director/Writer David Michan has crafted a delirious fever dream of a movie
that will have people talking for a long time afterwards.
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Adverse
reactions (r David Michán, 2011, Mexico) is a kind of modern Diary of a madman.
In a plot reminiscent at times of Franz Kafka or David Lynch, Daniel (Hector
Kotsifakis) embarks on a journey of magic and psychology that are mixed with
the paranormal. The film is basically a one man show, though animate, to
conquer huge sacrifices that are not missing. A possible dilemma of the film:
madness region belonging to psychological or psychic being? Quotation from
William Blake, somewhat deterministic but very eloquent, recalled a time when
black movie, says it all: "Some is born for sweet delight, Some is born
for endless night." Autoscopiei scene and the people sitting Corporate
cardboard seem very successful. Conversations with dog-killer (superego or
subconsciously?) Reminded me of Mr. Rabbit from Donnie Darko.
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