Battle in Heaven
11 September 2005, the wee hours
Battle in Heaven was a slow film, similar in pacing to Gus Van Sant’s Elephant. The movie focuses on an old fat man, Marcos, as he has a bit of a nervous breakdown after a botched kidnapping of a baby. I really enjoyed this film. It is quite explicit at times. The opening sequence and the ending sequence in particular are quite graphic (sexually). There is hardly any music in the film, most of the sound in the film is just ambient noise from the city the film is set in. Most shots are very long, with hardly any cuts. This is what reminded me of Elephant. The leading lady in the film is also insanely hot.
Information on Battle in Heaven (nsfw).