Dead Slow Ahead

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Dead Slow Ahead

2015

1h 14m

Documentary

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A hypnotic rhythm of gears reveals the continuous movement of a freighter as it crosses the ocean and devours its workers.

Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

Aug 31, 2020

In Dead Slow Ahead, the sound is like another visual layer over the image itself - built with care and precision to create a powerful viewing experience.

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Cinematismo

Aug 28, 2020

4/5

A prove that machines has won, again. An incredible audiovisual essay. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

Feb 15, 2018

The film has a poetic streak, as it focuses on clouds for long stretches while the ship seems to idle.

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Lauren Terry

Willamette Week

Feb 8, 2017

3/4

Director-cinematographer Mauro Herce reveals no destination or obvious terror, but the cold, quiet isolation on the barren deck is alien.

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Jordi Costa

El Pais (Spain)

Nov 11, 2016

A film with a meticulous sound design where the images take on the texture of a phantasmagoria. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emily Yoshida

The Verge

Mar 15, 2016

It's a rare thing to get to see a film that is capable of provoking that kind of revelation.

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Jakub V

@SirJames Dec 15, 2025

Like those of the combine harvesters from Days of Heaven, the sounds of this ship follows me wherever I go.

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Apr 28, 2016

The worst movie that i have ever seen! 72 minutes totally squandered.

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Synopsis

A hypnotic rhythm of gears reveals the continuous movement of a freighter as it crosses the ocean and devours its workers.

Director: Mauro Herce
Screenwriter: Mauro Herce, Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Filipino
Runtime: 1h 14m

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