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16 out of 19 people found the following review useful:
Extreme to the Max, 6 May 2003
8/10
Author: Stu Chandler (chanelit-1) from London, England

The box cover to this has a corpse lying on a table, waiting for autopsy - the back has several gory images, yet no credits or plot summary anywhere. You just know that this is going to be special.

The film is thirty minutes in length, with no dialogue. Classical music introduces the breif credits and then we are in an autopsy room. An autopsy is done on a man in explicit and gory detail. After finishing, the corpse of a pretty girl is brought in. This is when everything starts getting really nasty as the surgeon has sex with the corpse, mutilates it and so on.

A classic - probably the most extreme film I've seen and beautifully made. Due to its arthouse overtones it sinks in to the viewer and stays with you for some time after; this is not a cheap gorefest, not by a long way.

Watch it today, but be warned - it's VERY strong stuff

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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
A powerful look at necrophilia, 13 January 2006
9/10
Author: Tom Hlavenka from United States

This short film presents in graphic detail the dirty little secret of funeral services. All too often, bodies are mutilated and raped. Karen Greenlee was jailed and became nationally famous for her rampant necrophilia in the 80s. Here, Nacho Cerda presents this topic with a great attention to detail and no sensationalism. The mortician fondles, mutilates, and rapes a corpse after the viewer witnesses a very accurate autopsy. The mortician takes home some souvenirs, pictures for himself and a heart for his dog. That's it, no distractions from the reality of the subject matter. It's not filmed in such a way as to shock the viewer but to present unapologetically the very sickening reality that things like this happen more often than we'd like to believe. The realism is the most disturbing part.

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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
"I wanna be incinerated", 4 May 2000
9/10
Author: yamaelle (yamaelle@hotmail.com) from Versailles, France

So, what goes on in a morgue after hours ? Non stop 'gore'/sex for half an hour, a very oppressing ambiance ( no dialogues ), the excellent work by Nacho Cerda and his team, make this short worth the 10 I gave it. The making-up is wonderful, you're really convinced you're dealing with real corpses, increasing the malaise Nacho Cerda wanted to create. The autopsies are very well done (although the ones in "Men behind the Sun" and "Camino del Eden", another spanish short about working in a morgue, are more impressive), but it's nothing compared with the scenes of necrophilia.

Never has necrophilia been pushed so far, Aftermath" really ranks the "Nekromantiks" among the Walt Disney movies (I nevertheless enjoyed "Nekromantik").

I also have at end of my tape a Nacho Cerda's interview, plus part of the making of (very interesting, and very needed! ). "Aftermath" was originally a 2h30 movie with more autopsies, and more sex scenes where the only 'non-corpse' actor is extracting silver from teeth he had previously removed, ... Without any spoken words, and having most of his face hidden, this man manages a magnificent performance. He confirms in the interview this was the hardest performance he ever had to make. Shot in 8 days, "Aftermath" due to a lack of time/money was reduced to a '30 min short. Maybe that's a bit disappointing, but for the themes approached (morgue, necrophilia, ... ), it's really THE reference.

Definitely the kind of movie I'm hiding from my parents!

10/10

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17 out of 23 people found the following review useful:
Sick Perverted Spainards, 9 May 2002
Author: realmteutonic

One of the hardest to stomach movies you will ever see! This 30 minute Spanish short movie has a fairly straightforward plot. After carving up bodies during autopsies, one coroner doesn't like to stop there. He then feels compelled to give the mutilated body a good humping! Just for good measure he also likes takes photos of himself in action! The footage is as shocking as it sounds, trust me! Shot with great production values and realism, Aftermath has sickened even the most jaded viewer. It's like watching a medical training video for necrophiliacs!

I have only watched Aftermath once and that is more than enough! Consider yourself warned!

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10 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Art in a Dario Argento's way, 23 April 2003
10/10
Author: ericz_5 from Quebec

I've seen Nacho Cerdà's Aftermath in a local theater and I must say it blows my mind! More than it's disturbing plot, the film is a visual piece of art. Cerdà combines classical music with traveling, smooth camera's movements and fade in order to hypnotize the viewers (reminding us the camera works of the italian master Dario Argento). Also, he uses large shots to out distance the viewers from the events; allowing us to see how disturbing the dead girl's rape is. Is aesthetic is clinical, like the morgue where the short takes place, and fits perfectly with Cerdà's purpose. Finally, the sound effects are very realistic and disturbing (the sound man did a marvelous job). Also note that Cerdà uses students and teachers pathologists to build the movie's special effects (and the actions of his main character who is a pathologist).

I would resume with one phrase : Cerdà's Aftermath is an art masterpiece.

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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Simply the best!, 1 January 2004
10/10
Author: Edible Fetus from Halifax, Nova Scotia

I must say that after years of collecting obscure titles from the world over, gore-hound classics to underground film noirs and black comedies, Nacho Cerdas short film Aftermath is probably the single most compelling picture i have ever seen. It is easily the sickest film and most beautiful film at the same time. The special effects are better than anything Tom Savini could dream up, and the cinematography is comparable to some of the great contemporary films in American history. I love this film because it is a beautiful drug for the senses. Visually it is breathtaking, and the absence of dialogue adds the perfect dramatic suspense and brings a stomach turning realism to the events portrayed. The most incredible aspect of the film however, is the incredible attention to detail in the sound department. Every pin-drop has been captured so perfectly it elevates the grandeur of this ambitious effort and penetrates the sickness that pervades throughout this story. This is an absolutely sickening and disturbing masterpiece that provides more shocks that any Hong Kong CAT 3 film or any nasty 80s cult horror flick. It is also a beautifully photographed film with a big budget feel that is a must see for any aspiring film maker or film student. Unearthed Films is currently bringing this film to DVD with interviews and other films of Nacho Cerda. I would highly recommend it, and i cant wait to see how they restore this already beautiful film. They have done a great job with the Guinea Pig films, so it should be an impressive package. unearthedfilms.com

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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Artful, yet sickening., 14 June 2002
Author: mandaloon from bottomless pits of hell

The gore is well done, the production values are top notch. Nacho Cerda is obviously a gifted filmmaker. But this movie did sicken me at the same time, because of how real they made everything look, this is definitely a movie to hide from the kids.

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10 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Extremely disturbing. The reviews don't lie, 26 November 2005
10/10
Author: disinter from United States

A lot of times when ppl post reviews they may or may not be based on facts, just opinions which everyone is entitled too but when ppl say this movie is disturbing and sick, it's no opinion. It's been quite sometime since I have seen something so vile. The only things that come close to it are the shockumentories like "Traces of death" (if all you have seen in the realm of shockumentories are the "Faces of death" series, you have no idea what I am talking about.). The only way and I mean ONLY way this movie could be anymore disturbing is if it were true. With all that being said, I highly recommend it as long as you are mature enough to handle it. It is a very well done piece of art and holds nothing back.

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Beautiful sick imagery, 20 March 2006
10/10
Author: Scott_from_Modesto (danofthedead80@yahoo.com) from Bear, Delaware

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Nacho Cerda's short film about a necrophiliac coroner who can't stop himself having a go at a really hot young piece of trim really didn't impress me when I first saw it last year with the release of the DVD from Unearthed (no I'm not working for Unearthed). Having watched it several times now I'm convinced that it is an amazing and beautiful film filled with vile and objectionable imagery...In other words, I like it now.

You really can't go wrong with this film. The corpses are pretty much on the money aesthetically and the disrespectful manner in which they are handled, gutted, packed back up with a skin flap over a random gutpile and mashed down like an overpacked suitcase will make many viewers queasy.

Pep Tosar plays the horny necro morgue worker who admires the body of a recently deceased female after everyone else has left for the night and he proceeds to slice her open, jam a knife in her vagina repeatedly, admire her form with her guts exposed, jack off, and finally mount her while taking pictures with an automatic camera. Sick stuff and very well done.

Aftermath is a feast for the eyes of gore lovers. Rather than watch some dodgy video filth of questionable origins, check out this truly powerful and striking film and be prepared to have your KY in palm because you're gonna want to bust a nut to this one. 10/10.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Grisly necrophiliac opus., 29 August 2005
8/10
Author: ZombieKilla81 from Hawaii, USA

Oft lamented gore short in the same vein as 'Necromantik', though arguably a superior product.

A coroner performers his daily duties of managing the dead, but when the day ends and all others go home the dead are his to do what he pleases.

Timeing in at a mere 30 minutes and lacking any spoken dialogue, the film is very short on story. Aside form a couple quick bits out side of the operating room, the film doesn't concern itself with story details; it already knows exactly what it wants to show you. That being the graphic dismemberment and eventual sexual desecration of the dead. Showing as much of the process as the (very convincing) corpse effects will allow, hardly a detail is spared from view.

The coup de grace is, of course, meant to be the ultimate act of intercourse with a gutted out body, yet that was not the scene that affected me the most. A different scene involving a more real-world process of preparing a cadaver was (to my mind) more disturbing. It was so simple, by the numbers and unemotional, and no matter what I will be there someday.

Technically the film is outstanding. Effective camera use, perfect lighting, and a great use of both music and excellent sound effects. It could be argued that the film needs something resembling a story to further flesh out, and I would both agree and argue against it. Without a deeper story, the gory visuals do lose some emotional impact, but adding to much more would have thrown off the pace and dulled the impact of the film.

Definitely shocking, undeniably well made, but to simple to garner more than a curiosity viewing. Genre fans only please.

8/10

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