On the final day of the online Cine-Excess festival,I decided to take a early look at reviews for the films about to be streamed. Having joined in the two online Frightfest this year,I was interested to learn that Quarry had actually been screened at the lone in-cinema version of the festival in Glasgow early this year,leading to me visiting the quarry.

View on the film:

Laying in the quarry to catch some rays, the ensemble cast great performances, with Luis Pazos and Rafael Beltran keeping their venomous hatred barely under the surface, whilst Paula Silva turns the care-free flirting of Alicia into ice cold fear from the vision of the quarry being covered in blood.

Set entirely in one location, co-writers/directing brothers Rafael and Bernardo Antonaccio somersault into a scorching hot atmosphere by using the ultra-stylised fluidity of the French New Wave (FNW),smashing waves into the camera getting up-close to Alicia in the sea,until it swims backwards to hand-held close-ups pinned to the growing rage between the lads.

Reeling in the off the cuff remarks signalling friction before they had reached the quarry, the writers expertly present a atmosphere grinding to an inevitable doom that leaves the bourgeoisie jet-set gang a bloody mess on the floor.

Splashing out a pristine, evil under the sun appearance across the quarry, the Antonaccio's cut open the red hot animalistic aggression with pounding quick-cut jabs taking out eyeballs and lives. Picking up the bloody mess, the Antonaccio's unleash a desperate rush from the survivors to escape from their former decadent secluded paradise, before more blood is spilled in the quarry.

This movie is one of my favourites. it explores very deep issues in our societies and the actors did an amazing work! highly recommendable :)