Argentina | horror thriller | HD | color | 82 min | 2019
Film info |
LOGLINE
Some games last a lifetime
SYNOPSIS
Jesus and Maria José are siblings living together in the house that belonged to their recently deceased father. Their routine is disrupted when Magdalena, their half-sister on their dad’s side, returns from Spain asking for her share of their inheritance. They don’t want to sell the house and in order to keep it, they will deliver a series of sick games where it won’t be easy to define who has the rock, the paper, or the scissors.
KEYWORDS
Argentina | female director | siblings | violence | black comedy | family & kinship | inheritance | adaptation | films based on plays
CREW & CAST
Original Title: Piedra, papel, tijera
International title: Rock, paper, scissors
Original language: Spanish
Written & directed by: Macarena García Lenzi & Martín Blousson
Adapted from a stage play by Macarena Garcia Lenzi
Produced by: Valentín Diment, Vanesa Pagani Editing by: Martín Blousson. Production design: Fabián Harsany
Cinematographer: Nicolás Colledani
Costume design: Laura Ohman, María José Paulucci
Make-Up & FX: Constanza Pugliese, Simón Ratziel
FX: Piromanía FX / KATO Stunt Group
VFX: Alejandro Soler
Sound designer: Sebastián González (ASA)
Music by : Emilio Haro, Gabriel Barredo
Assistant director: Sebastián Cortés
Post Production Coordinator: Hernán Virués
Production Coordinator: Mara Raicevic
Sound Post production Company: El Cono del Silencio
Cast: Valeria Giorcelli, Agustina Cerviño and Pablo Sigal. Screenwriter: Macarena García Lenzi with collaboration by Martín Blousson.
A Películas V ProductionFESTIVALS & AWARDS
- World Premiere. Frightfest. UK, 2019
- North American Premiere. Fantastic Fest. USA, 2019
- Official Selection. Nocturna Madrid FF. Spain, 2019
- Official Selection. Brooklyn Horror Fest. USA, 2019
- Official Selection. Mórbido Fest. Mexico, 2019
- Official Selection. Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre. Argentina, 2019
- Official Selection. Panic Fest. USA, 2020
- Official Selection. Final Girls Film Fest. Germany, 2020
- Winner. Best Ibero-american Feature. Fantaspoa. Brazil, 2020
- Winner. Best Ibero-american Director. Fantaspoa. Brazil, 2020
- Winner. Best Screenplay. Fantaspoa. Brazil, 2020
- Winner. Best Actress (for Valeria Giorcelli) Fantaspoa. Brazil, 2020
- Official Selection. Febiofest. Czech Republic, 2020
SINOPSIS
Jesús y María José son hermanos. Ambos viven juntos en la casa que perteneció a su padre, recién fallecido. Su rutina es interrumpida por la llegada desde España de Magdalena, su medio hermana por parte del padre. Luego de varios años sin verse ella viene en busca de la parte que le corresponde legalmente por la propiedad del reciente difunto. Pero ellos no quieren vender la casa y para lograr su objetivo se servirán de una cantidad de juegos perversos en donde será difícil distinguir quién tiene la piedra, quién el papel y quién la tijera.
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título original: Piedra, papel, tijera
Título internacional: Rock, paper, scissors
Idioma original: Español
Escrita y dirigida: Macarena García Lenzi y Martín Blousson
Adaptación de la pieza teatral de Macarena García Lenzi
Producido por: Valentín Diment, Vanesa Pagani
Montaje: Martín Blousson
Dirección de arte: Fabián Harsany
Dirección de fotografía: Nicolás Colledani
Vestuario: Laura Ohman y María José Paulucci
Maquillaje y FX: Constanza Pugliese, Simón Ratziel
FX: Piromanía FX / KATO Stunt Group
VFX: Alejandro Soler
Dirección de sonido: Sebastián González (ASA)
Música: Emilio Haro y Gabriel Barredo
Asistente de dirección: Sebastián Cortés
Jefe de Producción en Postproducción: Hernán Virués
Jefa de producción: Mara Raicevic
Post-producción de sonido: El Cono del Silencio
Elenco: Valeria Giorcelli, Agustina Cerviño and Pablo Sigal. Screenwriter: Macarena García Lenzi with collaboration by Martín Blousson.
Una producción de Películas VFESTIVALES Y PREMIOS
- Premiere Mundial. Frightfest. Reino Unido, 2019
- Premiere Norteamericana. Fantastic Fest. EUA, 2019
- Selección Oficial. Nocturna Madrid FF. España, 2019
- Selección Oficial. Brooklyn Horror Fest. USA, 2019
- Selección Oficial. Mórbido Fest. México, 2019
- Selección Oficial. Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre. Argentina, 2019
- Selección Oficial. Panic Fest. EUA, 2020
- Selección Oficial. Final Girls Film Fest. Alemania, 2020
- Mejor Largometraje Iberoamericano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Mejor Director Iberoamericano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Mejor Guión Iberoamericano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Mejor Actriz (para Valeria Giorcelli) Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Selección Oficial. Febiofest. República Checa, 2020
SINOPSE
Jesus e Maria José são irmãos que vivem na casa do pai, recentemente falecido. Essa rotina é interrompida pela chegada de Magdalena, sua meia-irmã paterna. Depois de muitos anos sem estar com seus irmãos, ela vem da Espanha para reclamar sua parte na casa herdada de seu pai. No entanto, os irmãos, que não querem vendê-la, passam a fazer brincadeiras perversas com ela, em que fica difícil distinguir quem está com a pedra, quem está com o papel e quem está com a tesoura.
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título original: Piedra, papel, tijera
Título internacional: Rock, paper, scissors
Idioma original: Español
Escrita y dirigida: Macarena García Lenzi y Martín Blousson
Adaptación de la pieza teatral de Macarena García Lenzi
Producido por: Valentín Diment, Vanesa Pagani
Montaje: Martín Blousson
Direção de arte: Fabián Harsany
Direção de fotografia: Nicolás Colledani
Figurino: Laura Ohman e María José Paulucci
Make-up e FX: Constanza Pugliese, Simón Ratziel
FX: Piromanía FX / KATO Stunt Group
VFX: Alejandro Soler
Design de som: Sebastián González (ASA)
Música: Emilio Haro y Gabriel Barredo
Assistente de direção: Sebastián Cortés
Direção de Pós-produção: Hernán Virués
Direção de produção: Mara Raicevic
Pós-produção de som: El Cono del Silencio
Elenco: Valeria Giorcelli, Agustina Cerviño and Pablo Sigal. Screenwriter: Macarena García Lenzi with collaboration by Martín Blousson.
Uma produção de Películas VFESTIVAIS E PRÊMIOS
- Premiere Mundial. Frightfest. Reino Unido, 2019
- Premiere Norte-americana. Fantastic Fest. EUA, 2019
- Seleção Oficial. Nocturna Madrid FF. España, 2019
- Seleção Oficial. Brooklyn Horror Fest. USA, 2019
- Seleção Oficial. Mórbido Fest. México, 2019
- Seleção Oficial. Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre. Argentina, 2019
- Seleção Oficial. Panic Fest. EUA, 2020
- Seleção Oficial. Final Girls Film Fest. Alemanha, 2020
- Melhor Longa-metragem Ibero-americano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Melhor Diretor Ibero-americano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Melhor Roteiro Ibero-americano. Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Melhor Atriz (para Valeria Giorcelli) Fantaspoa. Brasil, 2020
- Seleção Oficial. Febiofest. República Checa, 2020
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Press & Reviews |
- MORBIDLY BEAUTIFUL“Tense and wonderfully unusual…it keeps you firmly planted on the edge of your seat, until the subtle hints of madness unravel into an explosively satisfying ending in this deadly game of Rock, Paper, and Scissors.”
[Full Review]
- Erin Grant. FEAR FOREVER“A superb character study and an immersive film…ROCK PAPER AND SCISSORS is extremely unique in a lot of ways.” [Full Review]
- Adrienne Clark. NIGHTMARISH CONJURINGS“Like if MISERY and FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC gave birth to a Yorgos Lanthimos-directed WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE…a delightfully strange dive into one family’s personal TWILIGHT ZONE. Hop on the ride.” [Full Review]
- Phil Wheat. NERDLY“The Wizard of OZ has never, NEVER, been so terrifying!” [Full review]
- Oriol Hernández. TERRORWEEKEND“It’s a thriller that makes you impossible to look away, a sequence of events that makes you feel uncomfortable but fascinated by characters with tremendous layers of complexity…” [Full Review in Spanish]
- Kat Hughes. THN“The film veers from quiet and creepy to loud and brash, keeping the audience on their toes.” [Full Review]
- Paul Chapinal. FILM-NEWS (UK)“There’s little in the way of violence but this is about suspense and mood which is consistently downbeat and twistedly comic. The grungy setting and off-kilter soundtrack are effective foils for the splendid cast.” [Full Review]
- FANTASTICFEST PROGRAM“Directors Macarena García Lenzi and Martín Blousson channel the high-camp hijinx of classic genre films like WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? to create a gory black comedy that sets itself apart with stunning performances, offbeat and razor-sharp humor, as well as a hysterical attitude toward violence.
Set almost entirely within the house of the trio’s recently deceased father, ROCK, PAPER, AND SCISSORS sees the three engage in emotional, mental, and physical warfare that will leave permanent scars. With visual cues constantly influenced by popular culture, including an unrelenting obsession with Oz, this Argentinian chamber piece lures you in from its first minute and keeps you laughing and squirming until its gore-soaked end.
Produced by genre stalwart Javier Diment, ROCK, PAPER, AND SCISSORS is the sort of directorial debut that genre lovers pray for, as sharp as a fang and as mean as a wolf.” [Full Review]
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