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Ghost Canyon

Dark Blood [Blu-ray]
(John Leguizamo, Adriana Barraza, et al / Blu-ray / NR / (2021) / Film Rise - MVD Visual)

Overview: Misael (John Leguizamo, John Wick) is imprisoned, waiting to be sentenced for a revenge crime against the man who killed his child. During his confinement, he must adapt to a new life of abuse.

His former life starts to become a distant memory as he is forgotten by his loved ones. Misael, lonely and abandoned, finds affection and tenderness in Sarna, the dog of the prison.

Blu-ray Verdict: For all intents and purposes, the always-intense John Leguizamo gives a truly powerful performance in this grim, intense Colombian prison drama.

Leguizamo plays Misael Rodriguez, who has been arrested for killing a man he claims was abusing his young son. As Misael awaits court proceedings, he adjusts to conditions in the dingy, dangerous prison, where he is somewhat inexplicably targeted by a volatile, vicious guard.

Writer-director Harold Trompetero piles on the misery for Misael, but it rarely feels gratuitous; he takes his time laying out the details of Misael’s case, which grows more disturbing with each new revelation.

Threaded in-between there are small moments of grace among the prisoners, and Trompetero’s naturalistic style gives the movie a sense of immediacy and authenticity, making judicious use of jump cuts to convey occasional manic desperation.

The guard’s erratic actions can seem frustratingly random (and their depiction could come off as homophobic at times), but the arbitrary cruelty is part of the point. Misael can’t escape the brutality, and neither can the audience. [JB] This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

Theatrical Trailer
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