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Middle-aged Fatso spends his days trading cryptocurrency and watching a podcast that discusses ways to live forever with “expert guests” from inside his run-down trailer, ordering “miracle cures” for morality that they spotlight on the show. His usual boring routine is interrupted one day by two vampires, Egons and Carlos, who are drawn to him and offer him the gift of eternal life.
But once faced with the idea of a guaranteed eternity, Fatso decides he would prefer to stay human – a problem since his new immortal friends are convinced he’s “the chosen one.”
I loved the entire vibe of this film! Lots of jokes about vampire folklore, chaotic dance parties with vamps tripping on blood, and the most incredible vampire bromance between Egons and Carlos. There’s also a very MANDY-like moment in a truck bathed in red light that I really appreciated.
All of the vampires are fantastic – but I have to give a special mention to Oskars, the vampire clan’s leader, who looks like a child but is actually centuries old and full of bloodlust and rage. Adorable! And terrifying!
Director Mārcis Lācis bathes everything in a beautiful arthouse aesthetic, giving this clever existential comedy an otherworldly feeling, and Andris Keišs is PERFECT as Fatso. You love him; you hate him, and you just want to know he’s gonna be okay in the end. A very well done and original film.
TOUCHED BY ETERNITY is currently playing at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX and won an Honorable Mention award in the “Next Wave” features category.
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