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Halley

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Beto, a security guard at a gym, has a strange illness that causes his body to slowly decay. He injects embalming fluid to stem the decay, which increases his melancholy until the gym's female owner makes him feel alive again.

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Dennis Harvey Variety 01/29/2013
"Halley" isn't particularly satisfying as a narrative or character study, and the profundity or blankness of its meaning is entirely up to the viewer. Go to Full Review Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter 01/22/2013
Compounding [its] bodily gross-outs, Hoffmann has drenched the film with accompanying tonal annoyances: insect buzzing, metal scrapings and human grunting. Go to Full Review Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/13/2020
While there is a difference between boring, sedate and meditative, director Sebastián Hofmann definitely takes his chances here. The great make-up work and claustrophobic setting mostly managed to keep me interested, though. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/06/2019
Hauntingly surreal, and sometimes maddeningly oblique, it never fails to be consistently compelling. Go to Full Review Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills 08/21/2018
Halley is a film that seems to think it is much more clever than it is. Go to Full Review Mark Adams Screen International 01/22/2013
Hofman treats Beto and his strange and disturbing condition with gentle respect. What he is going through is horrific, but the film never exploits his increasingly unpleasant physical condition. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/07/2013 Hay conceptos que simplemente no pueden ser forzados a llenar un largometraje. "Halley" es un ejercicio frió que como un corto podría ser resonante y misterioso pero que en este formato se siente demasiado distante e impenetrable en sus intenciones. Beto es un guardia de seguridad que habita su entorno como un muerto viviente (podríamos argumentar que la película tiene el ritmo de una cinta "de arte", la primera sobre zombies) pero no sabemos nada de él y la película nos satura de momentos estáticos que la hacen sentir mas larga de lo que es. He aquí una idea interesante pero nada mas. See more 06/01/2013 Está super rara. Me gusto, este cine mexicano si es de mi gusto. See more 05/23/2013 The most depressing zombie movie ever. Very slow, very gloomy, very dark...I wanted some some doomy drone/noise to the soundtrack, which was very atmospheric and minimalist. Cinematography was A+, makeup also AA++, Halley was a decent character study, though not really much to take notes on except the how well done they created their world, the actor Alberto Trujillo WAS Beto the security guard 110%. Oh and this is the first Mexican film to shoot in the North Pole....though 99% of the film takes place in Mexico City. See more Read all reviews
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Sebastian Hofmann

Director

Alberto Trujillo

Alberto

Hugo Albores

Mortuario

Luly Trueba

Actor

Sebastian Hofmann

Screenwriter

Julio Chavezmontes

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Synopsis Beto, a security guard at a gym, has a strange illness that causes his body to slowly decay. He injects embalming fluid to stem the decay, which increases his melancholy until the gym's female owner makes him feel alive again.
Director
Sebastian Hofmann
Producer
Julio Chavezmontes, Jaime Romandia
Screenwriter
Sebastian Hofmann, Julio Chavezmontes
Genre
Drama, Horror
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m
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