PVC-1

 

Shot in one, continuous take, Spiros Stathoulopoulos’ debut feature, PVC-1, is an edge-of-the-seat thriller that has proved a revelation at festivals worldwide, taking out a number of awards (including Award of the City of Rome at Cannes).

Based on a true story, a rural Colombian mother is turned into a human time bomb after criminals secure a collar produced from PVC piping to her neck in an unusual act of terrorism. The film unfolds over a mile of physical territory in jungle terrain in what has proved an amazing feat of production ‘choreography’. A combination of professional and amateur actors was prepped to ensure an awareness of the precise positioning of the camera at all times to create a taut sense of the real-time crisis.

Cast: Merida Urquia, Daniel Paez, Alberto Sornoza, Hugo Pereira, Patricia Rueda, Andres Mahecha, Dario Garzon, Wilmer Medeina, Liz Pulido