Dariuss

A meta-cinema, dark erotica underground experimental indi horror. Inspired by various cinema methods such as German expressionism, but creating its own style, DARIUSS is an extremely unique bold expedition feature debut from filmmaker Guerrilla Metropolitana. Lower budget but once again demonstrating the LOT you achieve using little, with a clear artistic vision. It's unlike most any other horrors seen before and certainly not following tropes or formats of mainstream slasher. It's a journey and cinemagraphic experience, bringing an audience in as less watcher and more a witness. It's a portrait of pain, loss, voyerism, and madness. The performances were just what was needed for tone, but tone was the overall gemstone here. Combining layered visuals with an eternally unsettling soundtrack, keeps a viewer in a constant state of engagement and discomfort. No doubt this will be a polarising viewing to different extremes. Very likely not a journey for lovers of the mainstream subgenres, unless they do also house desires for the darker, deeper, madder, artistic rides. It's new, it's intense and it's out there. There is imagery that will not simply leave you after your viewing. And has an intense sometimes beautiful soundtrack to boot. If these elements appeal to you, give a watch!

Dariuss is completely unique, it's like no other film I've seen. It definitely isn't a 'popcorn horror' I would consider this Arthouse horror. This film tells a story about bereavement & the affects it has on a family.

The cinematography is absolutely stunning. There is no dialogue & very few props, the sounds & visuals tell the story. This film is a psychedelic trip & it blows your mind. The storytelling was played out perfectly & at times I felt like I was entering the mind of a mad man.

This film crosses boundaries & wasn't made to be a typical mainstream horror. Some of the scenes were pretty brutal & were shot in a way that you almost felt like you were in the room watching. This is dark twisted, erotic, mind blowing film but beautiful at the same time.

This is a Journey to a place that you've never been before a very avant-garde experimental film, that is very much its own thing- in experience is trauma like I've never seen depicted before through odd camera, angles, and photography. Unlike anything I've ever seen. This is a very brutal, realistic, experimental film. It's art. It will be subjective, and definitely up to interpretation from whatever perspective you choose-but if you allow the experience to tap into anything that you've ever experienced traumatic, I think it will deeply resonate with a lot of people-this is swing for the fences type filmmaking.

Sticks to the brain and stays there.

Guerrilla Metropolitana's latest film, "Dariuss" is an uncompromising, arthouse movie. It sticks to the brain and stays there. The structure and editing is unconventional and creative. Several moments are disturbing and difficult to watch (especially in the second half). However, the amount of risks "Dariuss" takes is encouraging. Not recommended if you havent got the stomach for it or are trying to eat, and may induce nightmares. Those warnings aside, it stands out as a truly independent vision. Rest assured, no corporate overlords were present to water down this one.

In my entire life I have never watched anything remotely close to this incredible film. It got me so involved that I completely lost myself when watching it. Its surreal atmosphere, the deliberately non-linear plot, the uniqueness of its pace, the sickening sexual elements of it followed by an unspeakable level of gore and insanity drove me into a state of total alienation from reality.

Guerrilla Metropolitana' s vision of cinema is one of total madness and shocking originality.

His film contains so many things I have never seen in a movie before. This is not something for just anybody. It is a unique experience that can only satisfy those who are above certain standards.

I have seen Guerrilla Metropolitana' s short films prior to this and they were very indicative for what he was going to create later with this film.

All signs were there (the beautiful visuals, the bizarre sounds, the aesthetics of his direction, the unusual acting, the psychedelic music, the crafty editing, etc..) and when I finally got to watch his actual feature film, all pieces got together perfectly like a puzzle waiting to be completed.

This is a masterpiece of cinema and it should be studied in film academies, as nothing like this had been made in history.

Not for everybody, but for those who really love cinema.

It is an experience that goes beyond simple entertainment.