Wild Tales (2014) [relatos Salvajes]

Damián Szifron's jet-black comedy Wild Tales contains six shorts that all tell disturbing and funny stories. The first involves a plane full of people who discover they have something in common. The second is a tale of revenge. The third tells the story of a road-rage incident that escalates to unbelievable proportions. The fourth follows a man fed up with governmental bureaucracy. The fifth features a wealthy family attempting to buy their son out of a jail stint after he kills someone in a car accident. The final episode takes place at a wedding where a jealous bride turns her reception into a Grand Guignol experience for her husband and some of her guests. Wild Tales screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

"Wild Tales" erzählt eine Geschichte über Liebestäuschung, die Rückkehr der Vergangenheit, eine Tragödie oder die Gewalttätigkeit des Alltags. Es ist nur ein schmaler Grat zwischen Zivilisation und Brutalität, und die Ungerechtigkeit und die Anforderungen der Welt treiben die Menschen in Stress und Depressionen. Einige von ihnen werden damit nicht fertig, sie explodieren.

Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.

Six short stories involving distressed people.