John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn “Darkness by Day,” Argentine Martin Desalvo‘s 2013 breakthrough, a reported rabies outbreak gradually creeps nearer to two women cousins, stuck in their isolated family home.
Violence will let reign, but for most of its going, Desalvo seems more interested on building tension and the relationship between the two women.Eight years later, Desalvo returns with “El Ciego,” another mix of suspense drama, horror beats and character study.
Juana, mid-teens, tends a charcoal pit with her drunk, morose father Rubén, and by night slips out to attend house parties with her rap loving friends.
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