Disappear Completely (Spanish: Desaparecer por completo) is a 2022 Mexican horror thriller film directed and co-produced by Luis Javier Henaine, who also co-wrote the film with Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes. It stars Harold Torres as Santiago, an unscrupulous tabloid photojournalist who, after visiting a crime scene, begins to gradually lose each of his five senses.
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| Directed by | Luis Javier Henaine |
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| Distributed by | Mantícora Distribución |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Disappear Completely premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2022.[1][2] It received a theatrical release in Mexico on 29 February 2024 by Mantícora Distribución,[3] and was released on Netflix on 12 April 2024.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Harold Torres as Santiago
- Teté Espinoza
- Fermín Martínez
- Vicky Araico
- Norma Reyna
- Quetzalli Cortés
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[4] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of three out of four stars; he compared it favorably to the works of John Carpenter or Wes Craven, praising its cinematography and Torres's performance.[5] IndieWire's Alison Foreman gave the film a grade of "B–", likening it to the American films Drag Me to Hell (2009) and Nightcrawler (2014), and writing that, "its skin-crawling presentation (you will feel, smell, and even taste a few scenes) and uniquely perverse consideration of a terrifying concept make it worth seeing."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Gingold, Michael (12 April 2024). "Exclusive Clip: Netflix's Mexican Horror Film "Disappear Completely"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Foreman, Alison (14 April 2024). "'Disappear Completely' Review: Netflix's Vicious Vicious Spanish-Language Horror Recalls 'Drag Me to Hell'". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Mantícora estrena Desaparecer por completo". Escena.news (in Spanish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Disappear Completely". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian (12 April 2024). "Disappear Completely". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.