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ATAQUE DE PÁNICO (PANIC ATTACK)
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Completed - SPANISH - Documentary - 76 minutes

Log Line

In recent times there has been a growing and silent progress of panic attacks and anxiety disorders in a high percentage of the population. From a poetic and scientific montage, this documentary analyzes the impact on the human mind of the culture of fear and the society in which we live.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2017 (Line up)
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Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Ernesto ARDITO
Writer(s) : Ernesto ARDITO
Producer(s) : Virna MOLINA (Virna y Ernesto)

Synopsis

In recent times there has been a growing and silent progress of panic attacks in a high percentage of the population. These are acute attacks due to dyspnea, tachycardia, paralysis, depersonalization, fainting or agoraphobia. It is the invasion of an irrational fear of death. The feeling of vulnerability is absolute and secret. The state of alertness and terror is constant. Death does not come, but its cold presence. In search of the causes of this phenomenon, this documentary essay analyzes testimonies of patients and the impact on the human mind of the culture of fear and the society in which we live. So too, as the mass media, the technology and the current way of life, affects the horizon of perceptions. It's a horror film. Sensory and poetic images, lead the audience into a mind with panic attacks.

Production

Country(ies) : ARGENTINA

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2017 Video Library
Jihlava 2017 (A testimony on knowledge - Winner of Best Film)
Ismailia Int. Doc. Film Festival 2017 (International Competition)
Political Int. Film Fest. Argentina 2017 (International Competition - Special Jury Prize)


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