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Fever Dream

Original title: Distancia de rescate
  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.6K
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Cristina Banegas, Dolores Fonzi, Germán Palacios, Guillermina Sorribes Liotta, Marcelo Michinaux, Guillermo Pfening, Macarena Barros Montero, María Valverde, Claudia Llosa, Samanta Schweblin, and Emilio Vodanovich in Fever Dream (2021)
It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.
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It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.

  • Director
    • Claudia Llosa
  • Writers
    • Claudia Llosa
    • Samanta Schweblin
  • Stars
    • María Valverde
    • Dolores Fonzi
    • Jolene Andersen
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claudia Llosa
    • Writers
      • Claudia Llosa
      • Samanta Schweblin
    • Stars
      • María Valverde
      • Dolores Fonzi
      • Jolene Andersen
    • 31User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    María Valverde
    María Valverde
    • Amanda
    Dolores Fonzi
    Dolores Fonzi
    • Carola
    Jolene Andersen
    Jolene Andersen
    • Carola
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Guillermo Pfening
    Guillermo Pfening
    • Marco
    Germán Palacios
    Germán Palacios
    • Omar
    Cristina Banegas
    Cristina Banegas
    • Curandera
    Marcelo Michinaux
    • David
    Emilio Vodanovich
    • David
    Guillermina Sorribes Liotta
    • Nina
    Everly Hobert
    • Nina
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Macarena Barros Montero
    • Mamá de Nena
    • Director
      • Claudia Llosa
    • Writers
      • Claudia Llosa
      • Samanta Schweblin
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    User reviews31

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    8Pairic

    An Eco-Folk Horror Film

    Fever Dream: a tale of a sickness upon the land, poisoned water, affecting horses and humans. Also a story about friendship and maternal love, and hate. A folk healer can "cure" the afflicted but at a cost. It involves the transmigration of spirits. This causes the "cured" (especially children) to act like changelings even appear like monsters to their loved ones. The horror here is predominately psychological but is no less effective than the gore/shock variety. The film does require close attention and perhaps even a second viewing but all the answers you seek to solve the mystery are within it. Not everything is as it seems at first glance and some characters show unexpected depths. An Eco-Folk Horror tale which you won't forget in a hurry. Directed by Claudia Llosa, adapted by Llosa and Samanta Schweblin from Schweblin's novel. On Netflix. 8/10.
    7dhanielrachmat

    Good enough

    I've never watched a movie with a rate under 6, but I'm making an exception for this. I like the storyline which makes me curious what happens next, even though makes me confused at the same time, but I don't really like the sad ending.
    5bogleech-35760

    How did this confuse people?

    You can tell the negative reviewers were expecting a "horror movie" with "scares." Fever Dream is not a spooky ghost movie. It's a psychological drama with an element of magical realism. The story is very coherent and very clearly explained; it would only be confusing to someone who thinks "supernatural" elements must fit into a well established trope, like a curse or a haunting. The original novella had a more surreal, more disturbing sense of desperation, confusion and sadness that would be difficult to translate to film, and they didn't fully do it justice, but it's still competently made. Bottom line is that the book was better but the bad reviews are still mostly just clueless.
    7vikezy-1982

    Thread has already snapped ..... b/w Mother Earth & it's Children

    Horses are dying. Birds are dying. Children are poisoned.

    The ones who have been damaged say:"thread has already snapped" ..... We are far beyond the tipping point.

    Mother's are looking for the answers.

    Answer lies in the call from the nature: "Take us back to the green house(Earth)!"

    Complex movie ..takes a while to process.
    5shauncore808

    A beatifully told anti-science rant.

    For this entire movie, you watch people alternate between losing their minds over nothing, under-reacting to major issues, and rambling about crack-pot theories. But you keep watching because the story is told so well that you find yourself sucked into it.

    Then at one instant, you'll realize that the entire thing is essentially just an anti-science rant that's based on a serious lack of understanding of numerous topics. And that's not even a spoiler. Because the actual topic is so moronic and far-fetched that you would never guess it with 1000 tries.

    They should have just gone with "It's aliens.". It's just as dumb, but at least it makes sense.

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    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
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    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
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      This is the first Netflix original film from Peru.

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Peru
      • Chile
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Rescue Distance
    • Filming locations
      • Santiago, Chile
    • Production companies
      • Fabula
      • Wanda Films
      • Gran Via Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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