This picture displaying genuine humor , thrills , chills , suspense , dark atmosphere and twisted conclusions , being skillfully proceeded . At the beginning, in the title credits each main actor of each tale is identified with a wild animal , and in the director's case, it is a fox . Subsequently , it takes place six short stories involving distressed people . They are titled : Pasternak , The strongest , Little bomb , Proposal , The rats and Until Death Do Us Apart.
This exciting , bizarre film contains black humor , tension , thriller , drama , plot twists and shocks . Disconcerting black comedy packs crazy events , amusement and absurd situations . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylish set pieces , adding some enjoyable moments . It is an Argentina/Spain co-production by El Deseo : Agustin and Pedro Almodóvar , that turns out to be an acceptable film because of the thriller , tension , Kafkaesque suspense , embarrassing humor as well as an interestingly written script concerning complex episodes episodes in which our protagonists are in such extreme situation and their subsequent instinctive urges for exploding violent feelings . We immediately see that the stories are going to be told from some unorthodox perspectives as each scene and its conclusion result to be surprising and shocking . Despite its disturbing as well as violent developing the picture manages to be intelligent , intriguing and thrilling , being entertaining to follow . The good thing about this film is that the director made it on an enough budget , including several sets , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . The final outcome is an offbeat picture that's captivating , in spite of not being all that fun , resulting to be thoughtful and thought-provoking , dealing with the impact of violence nowadays . The interesting as well as original screenplay is 84 pages long and some of the six tales are featured in different order , it also includes a seventh tale , pretty much shorter than the other ones, called Bonus Track . Being official submission of Argentina to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015 . Top-notch cast formed by prestigious Argentinean actors as Darío Grandinetti , María Marull and Leonardo Sbaraglia . Special mention for Ricardo Darin ; in fact , this is the seventh film from Argentina to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the third in a row with Ricardo Darin as a leading star.
Furthermore , colorful and evocative cinematography by Javier Julia . Rousing musical score by Gustavo Santaolalla , including an attractive leitmotif . Gustavo is considered to be one of the best international composers , his works in group production from the USA have turned Santaolalla into a prominent figure in that area, what gave him, besides, the chance to participate in big musical projects for cinema movies with successful results such as "Amores Perros", "21 Grams","The Motorcycle Diaries", crowned with the Oscar award by the music of the controversial film "Brokeback Mountain" and in 2007 for his friend Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Babel" . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Damián Szifrón who shot in 8 weeks and he wrote most of the tales from the movie in his bathtub , he actually said: " The bath is a great place to write". Damián was born in Buenos Aires, , location in which he often shoots his films . He is a writer and director , known for El Fondo del Mar or Bottom sea (2003) , Tiempo De Valientes (2005) and this Relatos Salvajes (2014) at his best ; being elected by Time as one of the best films of 2014.
This exciting , bizarre film contains black humor , tension , thriller , drama , plot twists and shocks . Disconcerting black comedy packs crazy events , amusement and absurd situations . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylish set pieces , adding some enjoyable moments . It is an Argentina/Spain co-production by El Deseo : Agustin and Pedro Almodóvar , that turns out to be an acceptable film because of the thriller , tension , Kafkaesque suspense , embarrassing humor as well as an interestingly written script concerning complex episodes episodes in which our protagonists are in such extreme situation and their subsequent instinctive urges for exploding violent feelings . We immediately see that the stories are going to be told from some unorthodox perspectives as each scene and its conclusion result to be surprising and shocking . Despite its disturbing as well as violent developing the picture manages to be intelligent , intriguing and thrilling , being entertaining to follow . The good thing about this film is that the director made it on an enough budget , including several sets , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . The final outcome is an offbeat picture that's captivating , in spite of not being all that fun , resulting to be thoughtful and thought-provoking , dealing with the impact of violence nowadays . The interesting as well as original screenplay is 84 pages long and some of the six tales are featured in different order , it also includes a seventh tale , pretty much shorter than the other ones, called Bonus Track . Being official submission of Argentina to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015 . Top-notch cast formed by prestigious Argentinean actors as Darío Grandinetti , María Marull and Leonardo Sbaraglia . Special mention for Ricardo Darin ; in fact , this is the seventh film from Argentina to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the third in a row with Ricardo Darin as a leading star.
Furthermore , colorful and evocative cinematography by Javier Julia . Rousing musical score by Gustavo Santaolalla , including an attractive leitmotif . Gustavo is considered to be one of the best international composers , his works in group production from the USA have turned Santaolalla into a prominent figure in that area, what gave him, besides, the chance to participate in big musical projects for cinema movies with successful results such as "Amores Perros", "21 Grams","The Motorcycle Diaries", crowned with the Oscar award by the music of the controversial film "Brokeback Mountain" and in 2007 for his friend Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Babel" . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Damián Szifrón who shot in 8 weeks and he wrote most of the tales from the movie in his bathtub , he actually said: " The bath is a great place to write". Damián was born in Buenos Aires, , location in which he often shoots his films . He is a writer and director , known for El Fondo del Mar or Bottom sea (2003) , Tiempo De Valientes (2005) and this Relatos Salvajes (2014) at his best ; being elected by Time as one of the best films of 2014.