Sin filtro (2016)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Nicolás López
	Actors: Paz Bascuñán, Ramón Llao
	Country: RCH
	Genre: Comedy, Black Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 29.03.2018, Chilean Netflix, Chilean version
Synopsis: Pía (Bascuñán) is on the verge of a nervous breakdown: Her boss humiliates her, her husband ignores her, her stepson does not respect her, and her best friend does not listen to her. Pía has a strong chest pain and after trying everything to heal she decides to undergo an acupuncture treatment. The Chinese doctor Yi-Ho (Llao) discovers that Pía's pain is caused by repressed feelings and with an ancient technique he takes out the filter. From now on, Pía will not filter and realize that the only way to heal is to say everything she thinks.
Review: The story is full of stereotyped humour with many scenes and characters having low or no credibility. But the dialogues are funny and the vertiginous attack of truth from Pia to everyone around are also funny. The flow of scenes looks like a series of sketches. And the fun comes from the fact that Pia says what sometimes I had in mind in life scenes. The main actress seems most of the time overdoing either when she supposedly contains her anger or when she explodes. Some characters are good in the sketch format but no more in a movie as they evolve less than their roles. The lights and camera are like for the old Brazilian telenovelas (white light, very visible reflectors). The movie has some ideas, but not much more.
Rating: 4 /10