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The Devil Smokes

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The fears of five stoic young siblings abandoned by their parents mix with those of their schizophrenic grandmother who now looks after them, blurring and gradually dissolving the boundary between reality and imagination.

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Guy Lodge Variety A commendably thorny, disorienting psychological drama, conceptually akin to Kore-eda’s “Nobody Knows” by way of Erice’s “The Spirit of the Beehive” -- not the crowdpleasing coming-of-ager one might expect given its premise and winsome principals. Feb 26, 2025 Full Review Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat What hurts is not what is seen, but what the frame does not contain. An off-camera monster, yes, but also an overwhelmed family, a system that abandons, a society that does not know what to do with what it does not understand. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Apr 22, 2025 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) does string us along on an eerie path, depositing us into the unsettling without laboring the film’s dalliance with genre. Rated: 3/5 Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Jonathan Holland Screen International Potent atmospherics and stellar performances from its mainly sub-teen cast are the main takeaways from an item that should generate further festival interest. Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ernesto Martínez Bucio

Director

Mariapau Bravo Aviña

Elsa

Rafael Nieto Martínez

Tomás

Regina Alejandra

Marisol

Donovan Said

Víctor

Laura Uribe Rojas

Vanessa
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Movie Info

Synopsis The fears of five stoic young siblings abandoned by their parents mix with those of their schizophrenic grandmother who now looks after them, blurring and gradually dissolving the boundary between reality and imagination.
Director
Ernesto Martínez Bucio
Producer
Carlos Hernández Vázquez, Gabriela Gavica Marrufo, Alejandro Duran
Screenwriter
Ernesto Martínez Bucio, Karen Plata
Production Co
Mandarina Cine
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 37m