Lacerate

Lacerate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 14, 2020

Runtime

0h 16m

Original Title

Lacerate

Production Companies

In Between Art Film

Director

Janis Rafa

Description

Lacerate blends elements of realism with a dreamlike, symbolic dimension, portraying the extreme decision of a woman who turns from victim into executioner. In a series of mises-en-scène shot only in natural light, we see a domestic setting overrun by a pack of dogs that roam around restlessly, attacking objects and furniture. The interior of this home is a mental space, violated and lacerated like a body that has undergone violence. Fruit, game, and remnants of food are arranged like still lifes, with allegorical elements evoking the precariousness of life and the loss of innocence.