The Squad (El Paramo) is Born of Nightmares: A Movie Review
Director: Jaime Osorio Marquez. Writers: Tania Cardenas, Jaime Osorio Marquez, and Diego Vivanco. Cast: Juan David Restrepo, Juan Pablo Barragan, Andrés Castañeda, and Mauricio Navas. Director Jaime Osorio Marquez's first film, El Paramo aka The Squad, is a chilling footstep into the horror genre. The film shows the fictional psychological breakdown of a military squad. Their loss may or may not be instigated by a supernatural phenomenon. Eerie music, a fog covered setting and use of darkness create for one of the most terrifying films to come out of South America (Colombia) in a long time. The film follows Ponce (Juan Pablo Barragan) in the early scenes. His face is grim as he enters yet another combat zone. He and his squad mates must reconnoiter a local communications array. The soldiers stationed there have not responded to radio transmissions and a fog in the area blurs the vision. Ponce...
- 6/25/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
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