Zafari – Cinema Maldà

“Zafari” / Venezuela: 2024 / Direction: Mariana Rondón / Actors: Francisco Denis, Daniela Ramírez, Samantha Castillo, Alí ​​Rondon, Varek La Rosa / Drama / 100 min / Original version in Spanish / Not recommended for children under 12.

synopsis:
In a small zoo, the neighbors of opposing social classes celebrate the arrival of Zafari, the hippopotamus. Ana, Edgar and their son Bruno observe everything from the window of their decadent high-class building. In the midst of a shortage of food, water and electricity, Ana collects food in the abandoned apartments, while the family finds a way to escape. But strange sounds in the corridors frighten her more and more. In an increasingly wild world, Zafari is the only one who still has enough food.

The review says:
“Ambitious punk look at a desperate upper class (…) this proposal (…) bathes naked in Lucrecia Martel’s masterful ‘La ciénaga’ to splash us with even more polluted water. (…)» Carlos Marañón: Cinematography