![]() ![]() As a consequence of this, he gets himself involved in the sinister criminal plot of the cartel family.Ĭomplementing its storyline, the film has a realist and dark style of cinematography. In the meantime, Mario struggles to tame the demons of his past and gets blinded by it. In the events that follow, Antonio’s sons, Kike and Tono, get themselves in deep trouble after one of them ends up in prison and a huge debt is enforced on them. Through flashbacks, the film explores Mario’s scorned past and depicts how underneath his kind demeanor, he, too, is flawed and disturbed. This is when the two adjacent worlds crash against each other and create cracks that slowly seep in water, eventually drowning everyone with it. While Padin’s sons struggle to make something out of his massive business, Padin chooses to stay away from his family in a nursing home. In contrast, Antonio Padin, a renowned drug cartel is released from prison after he starts suffering from a terminal illness. He seemingly lives a rather pleasant life with his wife, who he loves a lot. ![]() The film begins with two parallel narratives wherein one portrays the simple life of a peaceful male nurse named Mario. Though it is bogged down by a few plot points here and there, especially the parts where it could’ve been tighter in context with the exploration of the main character’s past, it is gritty, disturbing, heart-rending, and most of all, quite rewarding. But all of this starts paying off midway through its runtime as it offers some memorably savage revelations, that hammer home all of its hard-hitting ideas. The first half of the film is more of a slow-burn and for the viewer, it takes a bit too much of an effort to get past it. Adding extra heft to it is its graphic display of violence, melodramatic music, and some super-tight close-ups. All of the elements of its plot can be easily reduced to a simple outline, however, what makes it engrossing and sincerely plaintive is the raw realism of its characters and the actors who portray them. Directed by Paco Plaza, ‘Eye for an Eye’ (Quien a hierro mata) is a gripping thriller that presents a familiar storyline revolving around a man’s lust for vengeance. ![]()
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