Satanás (2007)

Based on the Mario Mendoza's book and inspired by true events, tells three interconnected stories happening in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre.

Director:

Andrés Baiz

Writers:

Andrés Baiz, Mario Mendoza (novel)

Stars:

Marcela Valencia, Blas Jaramillo, Lucia Rengifo

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marcela Valencia	...	Alicia
Blas Jaramillo	...	Padre Ernesto
Lucia Rengifo	...	Señora del Barrio (as Lucía Rengifo)
Isabel Gaona	...	Irene
Damián Alcázar	...	Eliseo
Teresa Gutiérrez	...	Doña Blanca
Clara Samper	...	Librera
María Cecilia Sánchez	...	Chica Librería
Hernán Méndez	...	Ajedrecista
Marcela Mar	...	Paola
Carlos Alberto Jiménez	...	Carnicero
Inés Correa	...	Hierbera
Andrés Parra	...	Pablo
Diego Vásquez	...	Alberto
Alejandro Sepulveda	...	Guardia Celda (as Alejandro Sepúlveda)

Storyline

Three parallel stories that occur in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre, involving a femme-fatal that cons on rich men, a priest who's in love with his housekeeper and a tired-of-life veteran of war who has become a teacher and desires one of his female students. Three characters looking for love, redemption and second chances in a world reigned by their own fears, temptations, passions and pains, which will end up in a trigger effect of tragic events.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Taglines:

¿Crees en el dolor, en el perdón, en el destino? No importa en qué creas. Terminarás enfrentándolo (Do you believe in pain, in forgiveness, in fate? No matter what you believe in. You'll end up facing it)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence including a brutal rape, sexuality, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the killer in the real life and in the book was Campo Elías Delgado, named in the movie as Eliseo.

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Soundtracks

Profundo
Written by Mateo de los Rios
Performed by Mateo de los Rios
Produced by Mateo de los Rios

User Reviews

There… But for the Grace of God!.....

.........................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL

O.K…First...About the film: SATANAS is awesome! This has to be one of the 5 best Colombian films ever made! Well, Colombian-Slash-Mexican film, anyway… (As listed on IMDb!)

In the leading role of "SATAN", is Mexican actor Damian Alcazar, who gives us an eerily haunting performance as a tormented Colombian who did two active tours of duty with the U.S. army in Vietnam. He is obviously suffering from PTSD…but he was mustered out of the military and left the U.S. long before anyone was officially diagnosed, or much less, received any treatment for this condition.

Alcazar's Colombian accent is spot on!…So much so that if I had not known he was Mexican, I would have assumed he was Colombian! (If you speak Spanish, you'll undoubtedly notice!) SATANAS, probably more than any other film I have ever seen in my life, really hit close to home…LITERALLY! Why do I say this? Well, this based on true events film, is about the massacre that occurred in the Pozzetto restaurant in Chapinero, Bogota, Colombia, on December 4th, 1986. To be precise, the restaurant is on the corner of the Carrera Septima (7th) and Calle 62.

My mother lived in an apartment not more than 2 blocks from the Pozzetto. It was, perhaps, my Mom's default setting restaurant! We have eaten there on numerous occasions, both before and after the horrendous 1986 deed! Yes, despite the gruesome massacre there, where 20 people were killed, the place is still open! It really occurs to me just how lucky my Mom, my wife and I were that we had not decided to eat there that fateful evening…..There….But for the grace of God….!!!

Throughout the entire film, you can really feel the mounting pressure Delgado (Alcazar's character) exerts on himself leading up to his total implosion. Teresa Gutierrez, who passed in 2010, was excellent as the rather overbearing, but concerned and clueless, mother, Blanca. Gutierrez is probably known to everyone in Colombia over 15, but is pretty much unknown outside of Colombia.

The Director, Andres Baiz, who hails from CALI, oís!...In his directorial debut…despite overseeing and putting together a truly outstanding Colombian film, has only gotten the directorial nod again on 2 occasions: La Cara Oculta (2011) and ROA (2013)! It is impossible for me to wrap my head around this situational anomaly! Does this penalizing directors for making excellent films only happen in Colombia?

Two other examples come to mind…Francisco Norden, after directing Condores No Entierran Todos los Dias in 1984, was not given another shot for 21 years! And Felipe Aljure, who directed La Gente de la Universal in 1991, was denied another turn until 2005! It seems the rest of the cast is Colombian and they do a fine job, perhaps with a couple exceptions. It is worth noting the cultural impact of this tragedy in Colombia. If you ask people here to name one example of a mass shooting where a deranged lone gunman walks into a public place and begins shooting total strangers randomly and indiscriminately, if the person can provide one example, and most people certainly can, "The Pozetto Massacre", will, undoubtedly, be it!

In the USA, it is rare that 3 months go by without a crime of this nature. Considering that Colombia, in general terms, is a country that definitely has much more violent crime than the U.S., I think it is no coincidence that practically the only random mass shooting, not rooted in some sort of mafia, guerrilla, paramilitary or personal vendetta, involves a Colombian with PTSD who served in Vietnam with the U.S. Military! This fact really needs to be looked at and analyzed extremely carefully! SATANAS is a must see movie for many different people for a myriad of different reasons!

9 Stars! ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Colombia Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (Colombia)

Also Known As:

Satan

Filming Locations:

Bogotá, Colombia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$182,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematografico, Latino Films, Efe-X

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color