STILL ORANGUTANS (AINDA ORANGOTANGOS) Alt_Cinema

Hyperkinetic and brash, ca-writer and director Gustavo Spolidoro’s adventurous film is not so much a traditional piece of cinema as it is an incitement to riot. Veering from sublime to ridiculous, mashing up sacred and profane, bitingly funny and piercingly sad, this film’s contempt for propriety is only exceeded by its utter loathing of convention . The place is Porto Alegre, Brazil , where we experience one day in the interrelated lives of a group that stretches the definition of “eclectic” to heretofore unimaginable dimensions. Be aware : People will die, bizarre theories regarding the Great Apes will be expounded upon and Santa will get much drunker As the stellar cast leads us through the Mobius strip plot, it can be difficult to remember that this film was shot in one complete take, a remarkable technical achievement that has never seemed so necessary. A roaring, new incarnation of punk rock filmmaking, STILL ORANGUTANS is overwhelming in the best possible way. So do not blink, do not budge and, please, no matter how lovely the bottles might be, do not drink the perfume.