![]() ![]() ![]() Aside form a couple quick bits out side of the operating room, the film doesn't concern itself with story details it already knows exactly what it wants to show you. Timeing in at a mere 30 minutes and lacking any spoken dialogue, the film is very short on story. ![]() A coroner performers his daily duties of managing the dead, but when the day ends and all others go home the dead are his to do what he pleases. Oft lamented gore short in the same vein as 'Necromantik', though arguably a superior product. Definitely the kind of movie I'm hiding from my parents! 10/10 Maybe that's a bit disappointing, but for the themes approached (morgue, necrophilia. Shot in 8 days, "Aftermath" due to a lack of time/money was reduced to a '30 min short. He confirms in the interview this was the hardest performance he ever had to make. Without any spoken words, and having most of his face hidden, this man manages a magnificent performance. "Aftermath" was originally a 2h30 movie with more autopsies, and more sex scenes where the only 'non-corpse' actor is extracting silver from teeth he had previously removed. I also have at end of my tape a Nacho Cerda's interview, plus part of the making of (very interesting, and very needed! ). Never has necrophilia been pushed so far, Aftermath" really ranks the "Nekromantiks" among the Walt Disney movies (I nevertheless enjoyed "Nekromantik"). The autopsies are very well done (although the ones in "Men behind the Sun" and "Camino del Eden", another spanish short about working in a morgue, are more impressive), but it's nothing compared with the scenes of necrophilia. The making-up is wonderful, you're really convinced you're dealing with real corpses, increasing the malaise Nacho Cerda wanted to create. So, what goes on in a morgue after hours ? Non stop 'gore'/sex for half an hour, a very oppressing ambiance ( no dialogues ), the excellent work by Nacho Cerda and his team, make this short worth the 10 I gave it. ![]()
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