''Resurrection'' (''Resurrección'') is an Argentinian 2016
horror movie
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, ap ...
written and directed by
Gonzalo Calzada
Gonzalo Calzada (born September 15, 1970) is an Argentine filmmaker and writer, best known for his directoral work on fantasy and horror films. His film ''Luisa'' was awarded the best "opera prima" at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival i ...
. The movie was simultaneously premiered on Jan 7, 2016 in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and
Peru
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. Upon its release, the film reached historical box office records for the genre in Argentina.
Plot
Set in the context of the
Yellow fever epidemic that struck the city of Buenos Aires in 1871, ''Resurrección'' is the story of a young priest who, impelled by a mystical vision, goes to the capital city to assist the victims and sick people affected by the terrible epidemic. A series of unexpected events corners him in that place and makes him doubt the meaning of his initial mission, his beliefs and finally also his faith.
Cast
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Patricio Contreras
Patricio Contreras (born December 15, 1947) is a Chilean-Argentine television, film and stage actor.
Biography
Contreras was born in Santiago, Chile in 1947 and emigrated to neighboring Argentina following the 1973 coup d'état against left-w ...
as Quispe/Ernesto
*Martín Slipak as Father Aparicio
*Vando Villamil as Healer
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Adrián Navarro
Adrián Navarro (born 24 October 1969 in Laferrere, Buenos Aires province) is an Argentine film and television actor. Adrián Nav ...
as Edgardo
*Lola Ahumada as Remedios
*Ana Fontán as Lucía
*Diego Alonso as Eugenio
External links
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References
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2016 films
Argentine horror films
Films about viral outbreaks