A girl is the victim of an accident and her body is subjected to an autopsy.
After the incident everything will take place in a mortuary. The shots meticulously show with almost manic description every single object and everything that takes place in the room, including a necrophilic relationship.
All this accompanied by classical music or background noise.
This is Aftermath, a thirty-minute, dialogue-free medium-length film that throws us into the hall of a morgue to show us what is the stark reality.
The director is Spaniard Nacho Cerdà (The Awakening, Genesis, Ataudes de luz), a man who makes no secret of his passion and interest in death, more specifically in the themes of death.
The special effects are excellent, really real and effective, also well taken care of are the sounds and noises from the autopsies that numb the film even more.
Aftermath encapsulates pain, death, and visual violence: within the obituary environment, bodies are treated as if they were objects, they are torn apart, mutilated, and all this only conveys a shocking and frightening reality (thanks also to the extremely realistic autopsies). Cerdà makes us aware of the brutality of death and shows us how our bodies are treated when they are devoid of the soul: they become victims of terrible atrocities and violence.
A powerful little cinematic gem that reveals a real aspect of our lives.
In 1997 Aftermath was awarded best short film at the Fant-Asia Film Festival.
Aftermath is the second short film that is part of a trilogy ("La trilogia de la Muerte"): the first short film is Awakenig while the third is Genesis.
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