Hecatoncheires

October. 05,2023      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In Greek mythology, there were colossal creatures with fifty heads and a hundred arms. In the manner of an illustration in a bestiary, this short film describes the titan in a contemporary city. The concrete masses on the outskirts of Mexico City are the current version of the giant, recorded through 16mm film.

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Reviews

AshUnow
2023/10/05

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Tobias Burrows
2023/10/06

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Ella-May O'Brien
2023/10/07

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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Scarlet
2023/10/08

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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