Reminiscent of of A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING, Rosales’ début feature is a chilling, matter-of-fact depiction of an everyday psychopath. Abel (Brendemühl) lives a normal life – sleep, work, sex, drink and food. So ordinary that the tension underlying the banality of daily existence repeatedly drives him to extraordinarily violent acts. It’s always the unassuming, regular Josés next door…
The Hours of the Day
Directed by Jaime Rosales