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Released 18 years ago.
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"It's murder on the dance floor..."
2008 1h 37m ES
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★6.3TMDB · 97
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Synopsis
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A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".
“It's murder on the dance floor...”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Alfredo Castro
Raúl Peralta
Amparo Noguera
Cony
Paola Lattus
Pauli
Héctor Morales
Goyo
Elsa Poblete
Wilma
Maité Fernández
Maria
Marcelo Alonso
Rumano
Marcial Tagle
Vidrero
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pablo Larraín
- Writers
- Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren, Pablo Larraín
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Chile
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pablo Larraín, shot by Sergio Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrea Chignoli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Alfredo Castro and Amparo Noguera and Paola Lattus carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's murder on the dance floor...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1223975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pablo Larraín directs. Sergio Armstrong behind the camera. Andrea Chignoli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Chile. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Pablo Larraín, shot by Sergio Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Andrea Chignoli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Alfredo Castro and Amparo Noguera and Paola Lattus carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It's murder on the dance floor...".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1223975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sergio Armstrong
- Editing
- Andrea Chignoli
- Production design
- Polin Garbizu
- Costume design
- Muriel Parra
- Makeup / hair
- Valeria Goffreri
- Sound
- Miguel Hormazábal
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Pablo Larraín
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Fabula
CL
Latina Estúdio
BR
Key crew
- EditorAndrea Chignoli
- SoundMiguel Hormazábal
- Executive ProducerJuan Ignacio Correa
- Executive ProducerMariane Hartard
- ProducerJuan de Dios Larraín
- Co-ProducerCao Quintas
- Production DesignPolin Garbizu
- Costume DesignMuriel Parra
- Assistant CameraCristián Petit-Laurent
- Second Assistant DirectorMaría José Droguett
- ContinuityKarina Elgueda
- Costume AssistantValentina Mac-Pherson
- GafferVíctor Rojas
- Assistant Makeup ArtistValeria Goffreri
- Assistant Makeup ArtistViviana Verges O'Ryan
- Visual Effects DesignerMargarita Marchi
- Visual Effects DesignerJuan Pablo Aliaga
- First Assistant EditorCristóbal Azócar
- CastingPaula Leoncini
- Still PhotographerTomás Dittborn
- OtherJuan Radrigán
- Post Production CoordinatorJuan Carlos Arriagada
- FoleyRoberto Zuñiga
- FoleyMarcelo Corvetto
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dance
- chile
- pinochet regime
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-12-18
