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Audience Member Se queda muy corta sobre todo al retratar una historia tan aterradora como el collar en bomba en Colombia, pero lo que lo hace realmente interesante es que al estar rodada a través de un plano secuencia de 85 minutos el suspenso y el agobio va en aumento. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member low-budget film that is big on tension. the mother definitely was the "strong soldier" of the family. it's crazy that something like this can happen to a family in Colombia...all for the US equivalent of roughly $8,000. it was interesting to see who would and wouldn't help this family in their severe crisis. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member nice experiment really Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm Colombian and I remember when I saw on the TV news about this act of barbarity done by FARC guerrilla some years ago. I didn't know a movie was made about this real-life crime, and it really impressed me. To tell a story in a film with a single take along nearly one hour and a half is praiseworthy; there are no monotonuos moments because the camera movement is dynamic. Despite these some bad reviews on this app, PVC-! is quite a dramatic slice-of-life film of the Colombian violence and crime problems that this country has suffered for many years. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Some of it seems a little ridiculous in its artistic camera angles used throughout the whole take (because I do the same thing after holding a camera for a long time - I begin to flip from side to side really slowly - it creates a cool sort of effect; especially since it is all just one shot [that's right, one shot]) which becomes a little tedious - and the acting isn't truly top notch; and some of the build up wasn't really that exciting, yet the final half hour is the some of the most suspenseful bit of film I've ever seen and the ending left me shaking. The story is tragic to begin with - an innocent family with what appears to be a decent amount of land is attacked by terrorists who want money. The family claims they don't have money - which they really don't - so the terrorists strap a bomb around the mother's neck made from four angular PVC pipes that hold wiring and chemicals within. Basically its a bomb that's going to pack a punch, all on one little old lady. The film takes place in real time, so it all happens before our eyes (we don't even get a real idea of who any of the characters are - except for a few small attempts to get history, but due to the reality of situation, we never really get to know anyone). It starts with terrorists attacking the home, then attaching the bomb, then the family going to the location to get the bomb removed, and then this and then that and we see every second (though a few seconds are sped up to keep pacing going). Despite 'artistic' ways to hold a camera (which was obviously preplanned, but it seems like the camera guy got bored and was trying to do something interesting with his time) and a bit of amateurish/slightly rushed acting, this is a perfect movie. It left me, again, literally shaking. Few movies can do that. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting set up. Thugs raid family home as part of extortion plan. Rather than kidnap a family member they attach a bomb made of PVC-1 around the mother's neck. Shot in real time this 84-minute fuze chase has some interesting twists. It's not Hollywood suspense, but I think that is what I liked about this. Not a Hollywood ending either. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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