Animation Weekender: Unicorn Wars
Cultplex50 Red Bank
Tomorrow · 19:30
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Director Alberto Vazquez’s heady and provocative Unicorn Wars is a multi-coloured mix of ultra-cute characters and ultra-violent scenes of senseless, totalitarian conflict. Equal parts cuddly and crude, this Spanish-language animation from director Alberto Vazquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children) pits teddy bears against unicorns in an ultra-violent, stylised mash-up of Bambi and Apocalypse Now, using animation as a trojan horse to upset expectations as humour gives way to horror. Teddy Bears and Unicorns are locked in an ancestral war, and a new generation of cuddly recruits have been trained up, doped up and sent to the slaughter. As their tour of duty through the Magic Forest turns towards psychological horror, Vazquez uses his candy-coloured premise to explore themes of religious zealotry, the tortured legacies of military fascism, and the depths of the soul. In Spanish with English subtitles This screening is 18+ and the film will begin at the advertised time above. Content Warnings: Strong psychological horror, a strong and disturbing portrayal of psychopathy and strong graphic violence Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Alberto Vázquez Country: Spain Year: 2022 Film
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