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“Arrebato” Spanish Cult Horror

Brand-new 4K restoration, written and directed by Ivan Zulueta, 1979 feature Arrebato’s is a popular Spanish cult horror movie. Some consider the film a dimension-shattering blend of heroin, sex, and Super-8 as a final word on Cinemania.

Arrebato follows horror movie director José Sirgado, played by Eusebio Poncela, adrift in a sea of doubt and drugs. As his belated second feature nears completion, two situations pop his reclusive bubble.

First, there is a sudden reappearance from an ex-girlfriend, played by Cecilia Roth. Second, a package arrives from past acquaintance Pedro, played by Will More. It contains a reel of Super-8 film, an audiotape and a door key.

From there, the boundaries of time, space and sexuality disappear as José is once more absorbed into Pedro’s vampiric orbit — a vampire camera that sucks up people, and they disappear.

Together, they attempt the ultimate hallucinogenic catharsis through a twisted strip of filming and being filmed.

The horror movie offers beauty, clearly describing a dark state of living — angst and joy of living with dangerous drugs, alcohol and sex and the love of making movies.

Special Features:

• Region Free Blu-ray

• Commentary Track with Mike White of The Projection Booth

• Documentary: Ivan Z by Andrés Duque (51 min.)

• Theatrical Trailer

• Other Trailers

• Reversible Art

• English subtitles

IMDB supplied additional information.