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The uncanny, the unsettling, and the unexpected combine to devastating effect in The Sacred Spirit, the extraordinary debut feature from Spanish writer-director Chema Garcia Ibarra. A missing girl. A community in shock. Jose Manuel lives a quiet life. He works in his modest tapas bar, takes care of his elderly mother and attends weekly meetings of the Ovni-Levante, a group of devoted UFO enthusiasts who gather after hours at the office of a local estate agent to exchange information about extraterrestrial messages and alien abductions. When their leader dies unexpectedly, only Jose is left to know the cosmic secret that could alter the future of humanity. And only Jose knows what he must do. (Arrow Films)
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The Sacred Spirit is one of those movies where you wonder WTF you’re watching and what kind of astro-shrooms the filmmakers are on. And then it all comes together and you find yourself surprised. And, in this case, even shocked. The academic minimalism, the static 1.60:1 shooting format and the distinctive casting and direction of the actors with their distant gazes are not a pseudo-arthouse gimmick here, but the intention of a clever filmmaker who knows how to appeal to open-minded viewers and delve into one of society’s darkest and most serious issues through ambiguously comprehensible storytelling. A festival film that resounds like thunder, and it’s remarkable!
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