The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

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Cast:
Daniel Hendler, Martin Feldman, Walter Jakob, Jazmin Stuart,
Veronica Perdomo, Miguel Dedovich.

The Film

An aimless, narcoleptic loner who works children’s birthday parties for a living, aspiring screenwriter Luciano, lives in fear—fear of success, STDs, and his doorman, for starters. We meet Luciano on a typical day: He passes out at work, obsessively calls an HIV helpline after a random sexual encounter, and unintentionally sends his best friend to the hospital. Things get even more uncomfortable for Luciano when his childhood friend Manuel, a successful producer, returns from Madrid with his beautiful girlfriend, Sofiá. In town to make an Argentine version of his hit TV show, “The Paranoids,” Manuel wants Luciano to write for it. Especially unnerving is Luciano’s discovery that he’s the inspiration for the show's main character, who even shares his name. When Manuel suddenly leaves town on business, Sofía stays behind in the apartment—a decision that changes them both. With an understated yet stylized approach, director Gabriel Medina maintains a constant sense of insularity and unease throughout the film, using black humor as occasional relief. This is done so well that when Luciano finally cuts loose at the end—in a brilliant, character-driven dance scene—it feels like a one-man revolution.

The Official Site

The Paranoids (Oscilloscope)
The Paranoids (ar)

IMDB

The Paranoids

Trailer(s)

QT Domestic Trailer 960X540 (24.4Mb)
QT Domestic Trailer 608X342 (12.2Mb)

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