Vulcanizadora

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Vulcanizadora

2024

1h 25m

Drama

Horror

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Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the legal and emotional repercussions.

Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

Much of the movie’s power is owed to Potrykus’ own performance as a cartoonish manchild, in the vein of studio comedies led by Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell, only Potrykus is quick to unearth the nuanced layers

Aug 27, 2024

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Potrykus’s latest begins as a darkly funny heavy metal comedy that deftly shifts into a poignant existential drama, but it’s his and Burge’s transformative performances that carry this unconventional gem.

Jun 20, 2024

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Vulcanizadora is a dark, sombre film, and yet it speaks of something so genuine in such an urgent way that the courage driving it brings with it an implicit kind of hope.

Jun 15, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Midwest Film Journal

[Potrykus gives us at least one] image that won’t soon dissipate from anyone’s memory.

Sep 30, 2024

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The acting is solid and the look of the film is interesting, the writing lets the film down, which is a bit sad for a film with this much potential.

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 14, 2024

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Writer/director Joel Potrykus deploys long takes and close-ups with great skill, building tension incrementally...A prime example of how captivating story-telling and imaginative cinematography can make you oblivious to a film’s limited budget.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 22, 2024

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Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact. After they fail, one of them must return home to deal with the legal and emotional repercussions.

Director: Joel Potrykus
Producer: Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, Theodore Schaefer
Screenwriter: Joel Potrykus
Production Co: Dweck Productions, Sob Noisse, Factory 25
Genre: Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 25m