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A mix of satire and horror film about journalism’s limits in capitalizing on a story. Two competing TV networks chase after subjects such as an apocalyptic storm and a middle-aged professor possessed by the devil. On one side, the implacable lady who runs the country’s biggest network. On the other, a lazy boss who buys footage from a strange amateur videomaker. That is when the film turns into a chilling study in how the combination of superstition and mass media can be conducive to collective hysteria, with disturbing results. Toronto 2013.
Brillante Mendoza
Born in San Fernando, Philippines, in 1960. He studied advertising at the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila. A prolific filmmaker, he has released 12 features since his 2005 debut, The Masseur. Some of his films are Service (2008), Kinatay (2009) - best director in Cannes -, Grandmother (2009) and Captive (2012). Thy Womb (2013), winner of a Special Mention in Venice, will also be shown this year at the Festival.
